Locking Plate Placement with Unicortical Screw Fixation Adjunctive to Intramedullary Rodding in Long Bones of Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Conclusions:
Unicortical locking plate fixation effectively supplements intramedullary rod fixation in selected cases of osteogenesis imperfecta.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - May 6, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Cho, T.-J., Lee, K., Oh, C.-W., Park, M. S., Yoo, W. J., Choi, I. H. Tags: Pediatrics, Trauma Scientific Articles Source Type: research