Partial Union After Lengthening, A New Concept in Bone Healing

  • Pablo Wagner
  • Burkley Jensen
  • John E. Herzenberg
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Abstract

A patient with a 5 cm limb length discrepancy secondary to congenital femoral deficiency was treated with lengthening of the affected femur using a Precice nail. This resulted in partial union described as bone consolidation in just two out of four cortices. In this case, absence of bone bridging was found in the anterolateral femur. The partial union was repaired using bone graft and stem cell injection. Full union was achieved.

Keywords

Bone Healing Limb Length Discrepancy Partial Union Tibial Lengthening Distraction Rate 
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

Authors and Affiliations

  • Pablo Wagner
    • 1
  • Burkley Jensen
    • 1
  • John E. Herzenberg
    • 1
  1. 1.Rubin Institute for Advanced OrthopedicsInternational Center for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction, Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreBaltimoreUSA

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