Traumatic segmental bone loss in a pediatric patient treated with bifocal bone transport.

Griffith, Matthew H; Gardner, Michael J; Blyakher, Arkady; Widmann, Roger F · J Orthop Trauma · 2007

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Bone transport is a method of distraction osteogenesis that allows the creation of regenerate bone using a dynamic external fixator. We report on the use of bifocal bone transport to treat a skeletally immature patient with 15 cm of post-traumatic segmental bone loss from the distal tibia.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy