Lengthening in Congenital Femoral Deficiency: A Comparison of Circular External Fixation and a Motorized Intramedullary Nail

Conclusions:
A decreased number of complications was noted with use of a motorized intramedullary nail compared with circular external fixation in pediatric patients undergoing femoral lengthening for congenital femoral deficiency.

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

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - September 2, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Black, S. R., Kwon, M. S., Cherkashin, A. M., Samchukov, M. L., Birch, J. G., Jo, C.-H. Tags: Pediatrics Scientific Articles Source Type: research