Osmotic pump with potential for bone lengthening distracts continuously in vitro and in vivo.

<h4>Background</h4>In pediatric orthopedics, long bone lengthening procedures are routinely performed using manual, motorized or magnetically controlled implants. This study aims to prove expansion of a newly designed osmotic pump prior to long bone lengthening in living organisms and to...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Lippross, Heiko M Lorenz, Lena Braunschweig, Andreas Heede, Robin Büscher, Marlon Siegel, Gerhard Schultheiß, Sarah Vieten, Annette Lüthje, Andrea Matzen, Katja A Lüders, Katharina Jäckle, Konstantinos Tsaknakis, Anna K Hell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291335