Humeral Lengthening with the PRECICE Magnetic Lengthening Nail.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different types of external fixators have been used for humeral lengthening with successful outcomes reported in literature. Motorized intramedullary (IM) lengthening nails have been developed as an alternative to external fixators for long bone lengthening in the lower extremity.

Questions/purposes

This case series reports on using the new technology of IM lengthening nails for humeral lengthening. We assessed the radiological healing and functional outcomes after using the PRECICE IM nail for humeral lengthening.

Methods

This multicenter retrospective study included a total of six humeri in five patients (mean age was 20 years) that underwent lengthening with the magnetic IM PRECICE nail in two centers in the USA. The etiology was humeral growth arrest po

SUBMITTER: Hammouda AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5617818 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature