Plate-assisted bone-segment transport in the femur with 2 internal lengthening nails: a technical note and a case report
A novel technique to resolve large bone defects, using 2 internal lengthening nails (ILNs), one antegrade and one retro-grade, aligned in a custom-made tube is presented. A 28-year-old, healthy, asymptomatic male presented with a slowly growing mass in the left femur.
Main Authors: | Ulrik Kähler Olesen, John E Herzenberg, Klaus Hindsø, Upender Martin Singh, Michael Mørk Petersen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Medical Journals Sweden
2023-09-01
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Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
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Online Access: | https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/18493 |
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