ArticleJournal of orthopaedic trauma2017
Treatment of Post-Traumatic Femoral Discrepancy With PRECICE Magnetic-Powered Intramedullary Lengthening Nails.
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- How should we lengthen post-traumatic limb defects? a systematic review and comparison of motorized lengthening systems, combined internal and external fixation and external fixation alone.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review of complications with externally controlled motorized intramedullary bone lengthening nails (FITBONE and PRECICE) in 983 segments.Acta orthopaedica · 2021Pooled it
- Disintegration of the Second-Generation Precice Bone Transport Nail During Removal Is Still an Issue: A Case Report.Case reports in orthopedics · 2026Article
- Technical considerations and early results of magnetic compressive intramedullary nailing for tibial and femoral shaft non-unions: a case series.Annals of joint · 2026Article
- Does rigid intramedullary nailing through open growth plates cause harm? A scoping review.EFORT open reviews · 2025Review
- Lengthening Patients Previously Treated for Massive Lower Limb Reconstruction for Bone Tumors with the PRECICE 2 Nail.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Correction of post-traumatic lower-limb discrepancy with Precice intramedullary lengthening nails: a review of 34 adults with an average follow-up of 2 years.Acta orthopaedica · 2022Article
- Limb lengthening with PRECICE magnetic nail in pediatric patients: A systematic review.World journal of orthopedics · 2021Article
- Bone transport with magnetic intramedullary nails in long bone defects.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Review
- Bone Lengthening with a Motorized Intramedullary Nail in 34 Patients with Posttraumatic Limb Length Discrepancies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Post-retrieval functionality testing of PRECICE lengthening nails: The "Sleeper" nail concept.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- Early outcomes of magnetic intramedullary compression nailing for humeral fractures.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Article
- [All internal segmental transport in tibial bone defects: first experiences with the PRECICE bone transport system].Der Unfallchirurg · 2020Article
- Role of the Ilizarov non-free bone plasty in the management of long bone defects and nonunion: Problems solved and unsolved.World journal of orthopedics · 2020Article
- [Osteotomies for deformity correction on the pediatric knee].Der Unfallchirurg · 2019Review
- A Comparison of Femoral Lengthening Methods Favors the Magnetic Internal Lengthening Nail When Compared with Lengthening Over a Nail.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2018Article
- Use of internal lengthening nails in post-traumatic sequelae.International orthopaedics · 2017Review
- Trends and Practices in Limb Lengthening: An 11-year US Database Study.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstructionArticle
- Lengthening Nails for Distraction Osteogenesis: A Review of Current Practice and Presentation of Extended Indications.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstructionReview
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the outcomes of lengthening post-traumatic femoral segments using a recently available magnetic intramedullary (IM) lengthening system.
designRetrospective cohort study.
settingUrban level II Trauma Center. PATIENTS/
participantsPatients treated for post-traumatic femoral shortening at our institution between 2012 and 2015. We identified 17 femurs lengthened (14 men and 3 women). The mean age was 30 years (range, 11-72 years).
interventionMagnetic IM lengthening system. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Amount of lengthening achieved, consolidation index, and complications encountered.
resultsThe mean follow-up was 2.2 years (range, 1-3.7 years). Sixteen patients achieved the planned lengthening, a mean of 3.8 cm (range, 2.3-6.0 cm). Regenerate consolidation occurred at a mean of 119 days (range, 57-209 days). The mean consolidation index was 32 d/cm (range, 16-51 d/cm). Three patients (18%) experienced complications.
conclusionIM lengthening nails are an improvement over external fixators for treatment of post-traumatic femoral shortening. Within certain limits, their use can be extended to problems of limb-length discrepancy with angular/rotational deformity. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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