Background Classic bone lengthening requires patients wear external fixation for the
distraction and consolidation phases and there is fracture risk after frame removal. Our …

Background Limb salvage in the presence of posttraumatic tibial bone loss can be
accomplished using the traditional Ilizarov method of distraction osteogenesis with circular …

Objectives Calcaneus defect remains challenging with limited strategies for reconstruction.
Current methods, including graft transplantation, substitution, and distraction osteogenesis …

Background Limb lengthening over a percutaneous plate can be used during pediatric
distraction osteogenesis to decrease the time of external fixation. Methods: A retrospective …

Abstract Introduction and Importance: The purpose of this study was to assess the functional
outcomes and complications of tibial lengthening using unilateral external fixation and then …

The aim of the study is to determine the outcomes in patients who underwent conversion
from an external fixator to an internal fixation device. This is a retrospective review of 18 …

Twenty patients diagnosed with complex tibial shaft fracture without extension to the articular
surface and treated with MIPO, including 9 cases of AO/OTA type 42-C2 and 11 cases of …

Purpose We report the oncological and functional results of limb salvage for bone sarcomas
involving the distal tibia using hybrid surgical technique of resection arthrodesis by bone …

Background We describe a new method for corrective osteotomy and the fixation of lower
limb deformities in children. Methods Following osteotomy, the desired position is obtained …

Background: The limb lengthening over plate eliminates the associated risk of infection with
limb lengthening over intramedullary nail. We present our experience of limb lengthening in …