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Femoral lengthening over a humeral intramedullary nail in preadolescent children.
J Bone Joint Surg Am
June 2002
Washingtron University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Background: Femoral lengthening over an intramedullary nail has been described in adults. A technique of femoral lengthening over a humeral intramedullary nail in children is described, and the results and complications are presented.
Methods: Nine preadolescent patients (average age, nine years and ten months) with femoral length discrepancy were treated with femoral lengthening over a humeral intramedullary nail.