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The Future of Intramedullary Limb Lengthening

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The development of lengthening nail has spurred surgeons to apply reversible lengthening nails for intra-fragmentary compression in acute fractures and non-unions. Likewise, an opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (for gonarthrosis) can now be achieved with a specially designed lengthening nail. Short residual limbs following femoral amputations may ultimately yield to double telescopic lengthening nails. Also, bone transport can be achieved with modified lengthening nails. Finally, the subject of cosmetic stature surgery is worthy of debate, with the strong emotions on both sides of the aisle.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California - Irvine, Orange, CA, USA

    Stuart A. Green MD

  2. Limb Length and Deformity Correction Clinics, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare and University of Minnesota, St. Paul / Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Mark T. Dahl MD (Director)

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Green, S.A., Dahl, M.T. (2018). The Future of Intramedullary Limb Lengthening. In: Intramedullary Limb Lengthening. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60297-4_10

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