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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;85(2):211-3.
doi: 10.3109/17453674.2014.887953. Epub 2014 Jan 30.

Bone transport of the tibia with a motorized intramedullary lengthening nail - a case report

Søren Kold  1 , Knud Stenild Christensen
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Bone transport of the tibia with a motorized intramedullary lengthening nail - a case report

Søren Kold et al. Acta Orthop. 2014 Apr.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Frontal plane varus deformity without sagittal plane deformity of the tibia, with leg-length discrepancy of 2.2 cm in patient with tibial non-union.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Immediately postoperatively, showing tibial bone gap after bone resection. The bone transport and lengthening nail is inserted in the tibia after proximal tibial osteotomy and distal fibula osteotomy.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
A. 1 month after surgery. B. 13 months after surgery.
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