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Bone Lengthening

Known as: bone lengthening procedure, Limb lengthening procedures, unspecified site, lengthening limb procedure 
Increase in the longest dimension of a bone to correct anatomical deficiencies, congenital, traumatic, or as a result of disease. The lengthening is… 
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Educational aspectsTissue Expansionlegislation & jurisprudencelimb reduction defect

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Orthopedic Surgical ProceduresOrthopedics

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2017
2017
[Effectiveness of limbs shortening and re-lengthening in treatment of tibial infectious bone defect and chronic osteomyelitis].
Objective To evaluate the limbs shortening and re-lengthening in the treatment of tibial infectious bone defect and chronic… 
Review
2017
Review
2017
Multiple Ligament Reconstruction for Absent Cruciate and a Congenital Short Femur Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Congenital short femur syndrome is a rare condition affecting about 0.017 of every 1,000 births. Patients frequently have… 
2009
2009
Treatment of 30 Angular Limb Deformities of the Antebrachium and the Crus in the Dog Using Circular External Fixators
Objective: To evaluate frame constructs, surgical technique, postoperative care, complications, treatment duration, and outcome… 
1998
1998
Elongación ósea de la tibia con injerto vascularizado osteomiocutáneo del peroné: Presentación de un caso
Ostrup, Fredikson y Doe y colaboradores fueron los primeros en comunicar su éxito experimental usando técnicas microvasculares… 
1993
1993
Brachymetatarsia. Axial lengthening by using the callus distraction technique
The authors present a modified approach to the ilizarov callus distraction technique for bone lengthening on a patient with… 
1991
1991
Biochemical and anatomic changes in the muscles after leg bone lengthening by the Ilizarov method
: In process of crus lengthening, following the method, given by Ilizarov G. A., with 22 adult patients have been studied the… 
1991
1991
[Biochemical and anatomic changes in the muscles after leg bone lengthening by the Ilizarov method].
In process of crus lengthening, following the method, given by Ilizarov G. A., with 22 adult patients have been studied the… 
1976
1976
Continuous trans-physeal traction: a simple method of bone lengthening.
Leg length increments utilizing continuous traction across the epiphyseal plate of growing puppies produces a cleavage fracture… 
1975
1975
[Distraction epiphyseolysis. An experimental study for bone lengthening. Part II (author's transl)].
Histological findings of rabbit's tibia after distraction epiphyseolysis within the first days and weeks shown severe… 
1975
1975
[Distraction epiphyseolysis. An experimental study for bone lengthening. Part I (author's transl)].
Distraction epiphyseolysis is an operation for bone lengthening in children and adolescent which is often performed in Russia…