title: Intramedullary magnetically actuated limb lengthening in a patient with congenital humeral limb shortening.
abstract: The treatment of leg length discrepancy has become a common procedure in orthopaedic surgery. However, lengthening of humeral deformities is still infrequent. The purpose of this case report was to present humeral lengthening with a new intramedullary lengthening device (PRECICE® P2 for tibia) in a 32 year old female patient with congenital shortening. Hereby the telescopic device presents a promising tool for humeral limb lengthening with excellent outcome at short-term in this case.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Vienna, Department of Trauma Surgery, Austria.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Tiefenboeck
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Vienna, Department of Trauma Surgery, Austria.
authors.forename: Lukas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zak
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Vienna, Department of Trauma Surgery, Austria. Electronic address: gerald.wozasek@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Gerald E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Wozasek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001858:Bone Nails; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000473:pathology*; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D038061:Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Automatic lengthening; Humeral lengthening; Leg length discrepancy; PRECICE® nail