Open AccessTwo consecutive limb lengthenings with the same PRECICE nail: a technical note
Author(s) -
André Couto,
João Miguel Freitas,
Nuno Alegrete,
Jorge Coutinho,
Gabriel Brito Costa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction/strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1828-8936
pISSN - 1828-8928
DOI - 10.1007/s11751-018-0317-y
Subject(s) - medicine , nail (fastener) , orthopedic surgery , surgery , distraction , external fixation , osteotomy , complication , lower limb , external fixator , materials science , neuroscience , metallurgy , biology
The most significant advance in our time about limb lengthening is the magnetic lengthening nail, as the first reports appeared to show good results with accurate lengthening rates and good regenerate bone formation. The described complication rate is generally low. They avoid external fixation elements, and are activated transcutaneously, so the patient's pain and discomfort are reduced and the rehabilitation is faster and more effective. The aim of authors is to describe a special technical issue of the PRECICE system: the nail can be extended inside the patient limb (after the osteotomy), but it also can be retracted inside the limb after achieving the bone union.