 Bone Lengthening
"Bone Lengthening" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Increase in the longest dimension of a bone to correct anatomical deficiencies, congenital, traumatic, or as a result of disease. The lengthening is not restricted to long bones. The usual surgical methods are internal fixation and distraction.
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D001852
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E04.555.120
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| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bone Lengthening" by people in Profiles.
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Hamdy RC, Montpetit K, Aiona MD, MacKenzie WG, van Bosse HJ, Narayanan U, Raney EM, Chafetz RS, Thomas SE, Weir S, Gregory S, Yorgova P, Takahashi S, Rinaldi M, Zhang X, Dahan-Oliel N. Safety and Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin A in Children Undergoing Lower Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction: Results of a Double-blind, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Jan; 36(1):48-55.
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Montpetit K, Hamdy RC, Dahan-Oliel N, Zhang X, Narayanan UG. Measurement of health-related quality of life in children undergoing external fixator treatment for lower limb deformities. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Dec; 29(8):920-6.
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Phillips JH, Forrest CR, Gruss JS. Current concepts in the use of bone grafts in facial fractures. Basic science considerations. Clin Plast Surg. 1992 Jan; 19(1):41-58.
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