Motorized Intramedullary Nail Lengthening in the Older Population
Limb lengthening has not been widely employed in the elderly population due to concerns that outcomes will be inferior. The purpose of this multicenter, retrospective case-control series was to report the bone healing outcomes and complications of lower limb lengthening in older patients (≥60 years)...
Main Authors: | Kenneth P. Powell, Ahmed I. Hammouda, Larysa P. Hlukha, Jessica C. Rivera, Minoo Patel, S. Robert Rozbruch, Janet D. Conway, John E. Herzenberg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/17/5242 |
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