ArticleThe Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons2018
Novel Surgical Approach to Segmental Bone Transport Using a Magnetic Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System.
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- Docking site interventions following bone transport using external fixation: a systematic review of the literature.International orthopaedics · 2024Pooled it
- [Advances on limb reconstruction technology for bone infection].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Review
- Balanced cable bone transport of the tibia using automated motorized struts.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2026Article
- Open Tibial Fractures Part 2: A Narrative Review of Definitive Treatment and Potential Applicability to the Southern African Context.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2026Review
- [Treatment of bony defects in femur and tibia : Established and new concepts].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Accuracy and precision of in vitro EOS imaging compared to digital radiographs in the measurement of intramedullary lengthening.Skeletal radiology · 2025Article
- Current Management of Diaphyseal Long Bone Defects-A Multidisciplinary and International Perspective.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- [The use of distraction osteogenesis for the reconstruction of bone defects following resection of malignant bone tumours].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Effect of transported segment size on the new bone formation of the rabbit femur in the Ilizarov bone transport method.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2023Article
- The Concept of Scaffold-Guided Bone Regeneration for the Treatment of Long Bone Defects: Current Clinical Application and Future Perspective.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2023Review
- [Plate-assisted bone segment transport for bone defects of the lower extremities : Possibilities and limitations of treatment].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- 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
- Current Perspectives on the Management of Bone Fragments in Open Tibial Fractures: New Developments and Future Directions.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2022Review
- Bone transport with magnetic intramedullary nails in long bone defects.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Review
- Use of Tantalum Trabecular Metal Cones for Management of Nonunion of the Distal Femur with Segmental Bone Defects: Technique and Case Series.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2021Article
- Cambridge Protocol for Management of Segmental Bone Loss.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2021Article
- Managing bone loss in open fractures.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2020Article
- The PRECICE magnetic IM compression nail for long bone nonunions: a preliminary report.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2019Article
- Motorised Intramedullary Bone Transport: A Scoping Review.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstructionArticle
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Abstract
Posttraumatic bone defects (BDs) remain a difficult complication for orthopaedic surgeons. Surgical goals in these reconstructive cases are to create stable limb fixation, maintain limb length, and provide adequate soft-tissue coverage. Historically, surgical approaches in these cases have required the use of an external fixator, which is associated with several postoperative complications. A plate-assisted bone segment transport (PABST) technique using a magnetic limb lengthening system eliminates the need for an external fixator and is effective for these reconstructive cases. A 51-year-old male patient presented as a category I trauma after a motorcycle collision. Osseous injury was defined as Gustilo-Anderson type IIIB distal tibia and fibula fracture (AO 42-C2). After fixation failure, the PABST technique was performed using a magnetic intramedullary limb lengthening system. Radiographic union was achieved 18 months postoperatively. This innovative surgical technique is effective in treating posttraumatic BDs without the need for limb shortening or the use of an external fixator. PABST has the potential to decrease postoperative complications in BD reconstructive cases using all-internal technology designed for limb lengthening. PABST, in this instance, uses a magnetic intramedullary nail that is controlled with a hand-held external remote to allow for precise, adjustable, and bidirectional bone segment transport.
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