TY  - JOUR
T1  - Distraction of Hypertrophic Callus in the Treatment of Segmental Bone Loss in the Femur. A Case Report*
AU  - RASCHKE, MICHAEL J.
AU  - STOSCH-WIECHERT, KATRIN
AU  - WEILER, ANDREAS
AU  - KHODADADYAN, CYRUS
AU  - HAAS, NORBERT P.
Y1  - 2000/01/01
N1  - 
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 101
EP  - 4
VL  - 82
IS  - 1
N2  - 
The treatment of a comminuted open fracture of the lower extremity caused by high-energy trauma often requires serial débridements and preliminary external fixation before open reduction and internal fixation and wound closure10. The prevalence of complications, including delayed fracture-healing, nonunion, and deep infection, has stimulated interest in the use of the Ilizarov ring fixator, with initial shortening and early wound closure followed by a corticotomy and segmental bone transport for restoration of limb length11. The disadvantages of stabilization with a ring fixator and subsequent segmental bone transport include a high rate of delayed union or nonunion at the docking site, pin-loosening, pin-track infection, and the pain and inconvenience that are associated with the long treatment period7,12.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ER  -