Femoral shaft fracture in child is a disabling injury. Different methods of treatment can be used for femoral shaft fracture and depends on patient condition.THE AIM OF THE STUDY was to evaluate lower limb discrepancy following different method of treatment and possible related factors especially type of fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS. This retrospective cross sectional study was carried out i...

Knee anomalies are common in patients with congenital short femurs who require lengthening to correct limb-length discrepancies. We retrospectively reviewed the incidence of knee arthritis and the factors influencing its occurrence after femoral lengthening using the Wagner method. Twenty-three patients with congenital short femurs treated with the Wagner method were followed up until skeletal ...

Tibial malunions, which result in deformities such shortening, lengthening, aberrant rotation, or angulation, are characterised by the healing of tibial fractures an unacceptably abnormal alignment These can have adverse effects on patients, as pain and gait disturbance, well long term development post-traumatic arthritis. Treatment options included osteotomies, plate screws, intramedullary nai...

or lower extremities, that have resulted from various congenital or acquired abnormalities. The issue of limb lengthening was introduced in orthopedic surgery in the year 1950 and has been practiced up to the present time. Although clinical studies have proved the effectiveness of different methods of limb lengthening, there is still need for further research to study regeneration of the bone t...

Many techniques have been employed to facilitate intramedullary nailing of femur fractures. Maintaining limb length during the operation can be difficult. The authors describe the use of distal femoral fine wire skeletal traction as a technique to maintain reduction while allowing intramedullary nailing of femur fractures. This technique is safe, is effective, and negates the need for a fractur...

The Ilizarov method for leg lengthening was used for cosmetic reasons in 54 patients with constitutional short stature. A mean lengthening of 7 cm with a low rate of complications produced an excellent or good outcome in all the patients, including improvement in psychological disturbances related to short stature. Those who undergo the procedure must be highly motivated, fully informed and und...

BACKGROUND Previous designs of internal bone lengthening devices have been fraught with imprecise distraction, resulting in nerve injuries, joint contractures, nonunions, and other complications. Recently, a magnet-operated PRECICE nail (Ellipse Technologies, Inc, Irvine, CA, USA) was approved by the FDA; however, its clinical efficacy is unknown. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We evaluated this nail in ...

BACKGROUND Lengthening of bones by gradually distracting bone fragments using an external apparatus by Ilizarov, is a long process with numerous complications. The greatest threats in limb lengthening are poor new bone formation as well as premature consolidation of the newly generated bone. The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of ultrasonography in evaluation of bone forma...