Background and purpose Intramedullary bone-lengthening nails have become increasingly
popular. The 2 most used and successful nails are the FITBONE and the PRECICE nails …

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a serious condition resulting in inadequate
acetabular development, distorted bone configuration, and substantially altered hip …

Background: Magnetic intramedullary lengthening nails (MILNs) have gained popularity in
recent years for the treatment of limb-lengthening discrepancies. We sought to catalog …

Background and purpose Bilateral femoral distraction osteogenesis in patients with
achondroplasia is insufficiently reported. We aimed to perform the first study that exclusively …

Although 2021 will be remembered by most as the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic,
it also marked what would have been the 100th birthday of Professor GA Ilizarov. The limb …

Introduction The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a magnetic intramedullary
lengthening nail in place is contraindicated per the manufacturer due to the concern of …

Introduction The advantages of outpatient surgery have been shown in other orthopedic
subspecialities to be a means of driving down costs and reducing the average length of …

Введение. Несмотря на большое количество статей об осложнениях, связанных с
оперативным удлинением, информация о таком осложнении чрескостного …

The inspiration for this thesis stemmed from my orthopedic training at Aalborg University
hospital, where I was introduced to the incredible effect of distraction osteogenesis by a …

Background: While attempting hardware removal, intraoperative challenges and hardware
removal strategy vary in each case. Only a few nail removal techniques are reported in the …