SynthesisOrthopaedic surgery2017
Comparison of Intramedullary Nail Versus Conventional Ilizarov Method for Lower Limb Lengthening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Aesthetic lower limb lengthening techniques: a systematic review of efficacy, complications, and patient satisfaction.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- 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
- Ilizarov method and its combined methods in the treatment of long bone defects of the lower extremity: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled 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
- Treatment Efficiency Following Pediatric Tibial Lengthening Using Monolateral External Fixation: The Role of Surgical Planning and Postoperative Complications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Use of Integrated Fixation for the Treatment of Traumatic Tibial Bone Defects: A Systematic Review.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Self-Reported 20-Year Outcome of Taylor Spatial Frame Correction for Distal Femoral Physeal Growth Disturbance: A Case Report.JBJS case connector · 2026Article
- [Treatment of bony defects in femur and tibia : Established and new concepts].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Outcome of limb lengthening as a treatment for shortening following successful replantation of traumatic leg amputation: experience with 21 patients.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Is core decompression and bone marrow concentrate with demineralized bone matrix and platelet-rich fibrin suitable for treating femoral head osteonecrosis?Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2024Article
- Management of post-traumatic femoral defects with a monorail external fixator over an intramedullary nail.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2022Article
- Efficacy comparison of trifocal bone transport using unilateral external fixator for femoral and tibial bone defects caused by infection.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- International recognition of the Ilizarov bone reconstruction techniques: Current practice and research (dedicated to 100World journal of orthopedics · 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
- Functional recovery of daily living and sports activities after cosmetic bilateral tibia lengthening.International orthopaedics · 2019Article
- Two consecutive limb lengthenings with the same PRECICE nail: a technical note.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction · 2018Article
- Motorized Internal Limb-Lengthening (MILL) Techniques Are Superior to Alternative Limb-Lengthening Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature.JB & JS open accessArticle
- Lengthening Nails for Distraction Osteogenesis: A Review of Current Practice and Presentation of Extended Indications.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstructionReview
- Cost Comparison of Tibial Distraction Osteogenesis Using External Lengthening and Then Nailing vs Internal Magnetic Lengthening Nails.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstructionArticle
- Electromagnetic Rod in Lower Limb Lengthening: A Technical Note for Shaft Osteotomy.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstructionArticle
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Abstract
The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the lengthening and then nailing (LATN) technique to the conventional Ilizarov method for limb lengthening. A systemic search of potential relevant literature was performed in databases, including the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, EMBASE, and the ISI Web of Knowledge, from their inception to 22 May 2015 using medical subject heading (MeSH) terms "Ilizarov," "bone lengthening," or "intramedullary nail." A total of 89 titles and abstracts were preliminarily reviewed, of which 4 studies eventually satisfied the eligibility criteria, consisting of one randomized controlled trial (RCT), two clinical controlled trials and one retrospective cohort study. A total of 354 limbs were included in the study, among which 183 were lengthened over an intramedullary nail, and 171 limbs were lengthened conventionally. The mean difference (MD) was -50.21 for the external fixation index between the two groups (95% CI, -51.83 to -48.59; P < 0.00001) with high heterogeneity (I
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