Plate-assisted bone-segment transport in the femur with 2 internal lengthening nails: a technical note and a case report

Acta Orthop. 2023 Sep 13:94:466-470. doi: 10.2340/17453674.2023.18493.

Abstract

A novel technique to resolve large bone defects, using 2 internal lengthening nails (ILNs), one antegrade and one retro-grade, aligned in a custom-made tube is presented. A 28-year-old, healthy, asymptomatic male presented with a slowly growing mass in the left femur.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Plates
  • Femur* / diagnostic imaging
  • Femur* / surgery
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Lower Extremity
  • Male
  • Nails*