Open AccessLimb lengthening with PRECICE magnetic nail in pediatric patients: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Giulia Masci,
Osvaldo Palmacci,
Raffaele Vitiello,
Nadia Bonfiglio,
Maria Beatrice Bocchi,
Valerio Cipolloni,
Giulio Maccauro,
Enrico Pola
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v12.i8.575
Subject(s) - medicine , nail (fastener) , metallurgy , materials science
Limb lengthening techniques play an increasingly important role in the pediatric orthopedic field. The principles of the osteogenesis distraction bonded traditionally with external fixators; however, the recent deployment of fully implantable systems has been able to overcome severities related to external fixators. The PRECICE ® is an implantable limb lengthening intramedullary nail system that is remotely controlled and magnetically driven.