Achondroplasia and limb lengthening: Results in a UK cohort and review of the literature
| Autor: | James Donaldson, Syed Aftab, Christopher Bradish |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment medicine.disease Lower limb Single surgeon Surgery Cohort medicine Distraction osteogenesis Orthopedics and Sports Medicine In patient Original Article Achondroplasia business |
| Popis: | We aim to review the results, complications and outcomes of a single surgeon's series of lower limb lengthening in patients with achondroplasia.Ten achondroplastic children underwent limb lengthening. The patients, medical records and radiographs were reviewed.The average age at the time of the index operation was 7.8 years. A single surgeon undertook all procedures. The average total length gain was 20.5 cm. The commonest complication was a fractured femur after removal of the frame.Although complication rates were high (70%), none were left with any long-term sequelae and all were pleased with the results. |
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