Abstract
Combined lower extremity deformities affecting both the femur and tibia can be corrected by well-planned one-stage correction with double osteotomies around the knee. During the femur lengthening and deformity correction using straight lengthening nails , lengthening along the anatomical axis requires detailed preoperative planning in order to prevent axis deviation. When combined deformities affecting the tibia and femur involve extreme shortening, a one-stage correction with a lengthening nail and a plate requires precise planning and surgical technique. In this chapter, we present a case of a 14 year old female with combined deformities affecting both the femur and tibia, complicated by a 9-cm femoral shortening resulting from physeal arrest. The patient was treated using a retrograde femoral motorized lengthening nail and a tibial plate.
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Kucukkaya, M., Karakoyun, O. (2015). Case 5: Combined Deformities of the Femur and Tibia with 9 cm Shortening Treated with a Retrograde Femoral Motorized Lengthening Nail and a Tibial Plate. In: Rozbruch, S., Hamdy, R. (eds) Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18020-5_205
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