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Diaphyseal osteotomy after post-traumatic malalignment

  • Modern Techniques in Lower Limb Realignment (DE Bonasia and P Phisitkul, Section Editors)
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Tibia and femur shaft fractures can sometimes lead to post-traumatic deformities. Correction by means of circular external frames is a valuable option. The aim of this article is to give an overview of the problem and to focus on some important technical issues of the preoperative planning, the surgical procedures, and the postsurgical management of circular external fixators.

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Matthew D. Karam and Saran Tantavisut declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Daniele Santoro reports previous travel accommodations were paid for by Smith & Nephew, outside of the submitted work. Domenico Aloj collaborated to write a Taylor Spatial Frame Italian manual for Smith and Nephew, outside of the submitted work. D. Aloj was not monetarily compensated for the manual.

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  1. Orthopaedics and Trauma Department, 3rd Division, Città della Salute e della Scienza, via Zuretti 29, 10126, Torino, Italy

    Daniele Santoro

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Saran Tantavisut & Matthew D. Karam

  3. Orthopaedics and Trauma Department, 1st Division, CTO, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy

    Domenico Aloj

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Santoro, D., Tantavisut, S., Aloj, D. et al. Diaphyseal osteotomy after post-traumatic malalignment. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med 7, 312–322 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12178-014-9244-9

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