Summary
Limb lengthening has been obtained using the technique of “epiphyseal separation-distraction”, initially in animal experiments and subsequently in operations on twenty-six human patients. The increase of length obtained ranged from 5–11 cm in the tibia and femur.
There was no need for osteotomy, internal osteosynthesis, or bone grafting. The quality of the new bone formation was good and there have been no secondary fractures at the site of lengthening.
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Les auteurs ont réalisé l'allongement des membres inférieurs par une technique de «séparation-distraction épiphysaire», d'abord chez l'animal, puis chez l'homme. Vingt-six interventions ont été pratiquées. Le gain de longueur obtenu est compris entre 5 et 11 cm, tant au tibia qu'au fémur.
Ce procédé ne nécessite ni ostéotomie, ni ostéosynthèse, ni greffe osseuse. L'os néoformé est de bonne qualité et il n'y a eu aucune fracture secondaire au niveau de l'allongement.
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Monticelli, G., Spinelli, R. Limb lengthening by epiphyseal distraction. International Orthopaedics 5, 85–90 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00267837
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