Intramedullary magnetically actuated limb lengthening in a patient with congenital humeral limb shortening

Thomas M Tiefenboeck; Lukas Zak; Gerald E Wozasek

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2016.04.019

Intramedullary magnetically actuated limb lengthening in a patient with congenital humeral limb shortening

Injury. 2016 Jul;47(7):1597-600. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.04.019. Epub 2016 May 3.

Authors

Thomas M Tiefenboeck¹, Lukas Zak¹, Gerald E Wozasek²

Affiliations

¹ Medical University of Vienna, Department of Trauma Surgery, Austria.
² Medical University of Vienna, Department of Trauma Surgery, Austria. Electronic address: gerald.wozasek@meduniwien.ac.at.

PMID: 27173093
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.04.019

Abstract

The treatment of leg length discrepancy has become a common procedure in orthopaedic surgery. However, lengthening of humeral deformities is still infrequent. The purpose of this case report was to present humeral lengthening with a new intramedullary lengthening device (PRECICE® P2 for tibia) in a 32 year old female patient with congenital shortening. Hereby the telescopic device presents a promising tool for humeral limb lengthening with excellent outcome at short-term in this case.

Keywords: Automatic lengthening; Humeral lengthening; Leg length discrepancy; PRECICE® nail.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Biomechanical Phenomena
Bone Lengthening* / instrumentation
Bone Lengthening* / methods
Bone Nails
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Humerus / pathology*
Leg Length Inequality / physiopathology
Leg Length Inequality / surgery*
Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital / physiopathology*
Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital / surgery
Patient Satisfaction
Treatment Outcome