ArticleInternational orthopaedics2013
S-osteotomy with lengthening and then nailing compared with traditional Ilizarov method.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis:comparing the efficacy of the Ilizarov technique alone with lengthening over a nail for lower extremity bone defects.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Integrated Limb Lengthening Is Superior to Classical Limb Lengthening: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Literature.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Comparison of Intramedullary Nail Versus Conventional Ilizarov Method for Lower Limb Lengthening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2017Pooled it
- Does Ossein-Hydroxyapatite Complex Improve the Results of Lower-Leg Lengthening Osteotomies with the Ilizarov Method?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Global Research Hotspots and Trends in Advances of the Ilizarov Technique: A Bibliometric Mapping.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Review
- Overview of methods for enhancing bone regeneration in distraction osteogenesis: Potential roles of biometals.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2021Review
- Lower limb lengthening over an intramedullary nail: a long-term follow-up study of 28 cases.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2019Article
- Treatment of Post-Traumatic Femoral Discrepancy With PRECICE Magnetic-Powered Intramedullary Lengthening Nails.Journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2017Article
- Results of deformity correction in children with X-linked hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets by external fixation or combined technique.International orthopaedics · 2015Article
- Prevention of recurrence of tibia and ankle deformities after bone lengthening in children with type II fibular hemimelia.International orthopaedics · 2015Article
- Comment on Lan et al.: S-osteotomy with lengthening and then nailing compared with traditional Ilizarov method.International orthopaedics · 2014Article
- Reply to comment on Lan et al.: S-osteotomy with lengthening and then nailing compared with traditional Ilizarov method.International orthopaedics · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to explore the clinical effect of the novel method combined longitudinal S-osteotomy and Lengthen And Then Nail (LATN) technique for leg lengthening and compare with the classic Ilizarov method.
methodsThis retrospective study was performed from March 2008 to April 2012. A total of 176 leg lengthenings (88 consecutive patients) were performed at our institution. The mean duration of follow-up was 2.2 years (range, one to four years). In group A, 78 tibial lengthenings were performed with longitudinal S-osteotomy and LATN technique. In group B, 98 tibial lengthenings were performed with the classic method. The final gain in length, mean surgical time for bilateral tibial osteotomy, the external fixation index and the radiographic consolidation index were calculated and compared. The complications encountered during operation and follow-up were documented.
resultsThere was no significant difference in the final gain in length between the two groups. Mean surgical time in group A (130.05 ± 6.60 min) was significantly longer than that in group B (91.4 ± 6.61 min; P < 0.05). External fixation index in group A (21.02 ± 3.16 days/cm) was significantly lower than that in group B (76.19 ± 8.32 days/cm; P < 0.05). Consolidation index was significantly lower (more rapid healing) in group A (43.38 ± 5.35 days/cm) than that in group B (76.19 ± 8.32 days/cm; P < 0.05). There was a significant difference in pin-tract problems and axial deviation between the two groups.
conclusionThe novel method combined longitudinal S-corticotomy and LATN technique safely reduces the consolidation time, rate of pin-tract problems and axial deviation during leg lengthening, compared with the classic Ilizarov method.
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