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. 2021 Oct 1;35(Suppl 4):S1-S7.
doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002124.

Segmental Bone Defects and the History of Bone Transport

Mark Thomas Dahl  1 , Stewart Morrison  2
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Segmental Bone Defects and the History of Bone Transport

Mark Thomas Dahl et al. J Orthop Trauma. .

Abstract

This article describes the etiology of segmental bone defects and reviews the options of care, past and present. A brief description of distraction osteogenesis and how the Ilizarov method was used to treat bone defects with circular external fixation leading to the latest method of transport with motorized internal lengthening nails is presented.

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Conflict of interest statement

M. T. Dahl receives royalties from Stryker Trauma and NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics. The remaining author reports no conflict of interest.

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