Open AccessMotorized Internal Limb-Lengthening (MILL) Techniques Are Superior to Alternative Limb-Lengthening Techniques
Author(s) -
Gerard A. Sheridan,
David Falk,
Austin T. Fragomen,
S. Robert Rozbruch
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.20.00115
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , cochrane library , meta analysis , survivorship curve , sample size determination , relative risk , randomized controlled trial , surgery , physical therapy , cancer , mathematics , statistics
The field of limb lengthening has undergone substantial advancement in recent years with respect to the subjective patient experience, the rate of surgical complications, and the time required to achieve regenerate consolidation. We aimed to assess the performance of motorized internal limb lengthening (MILL) devices when compared with alternative methods of limb lengthening through systematic review and meta-analysis.