Effect of lengthening speed on the quality of callus and complications in patients with congenital pseudarthrosis of tibia.

Halil İbrahim BalciSerkan BayramTuna PehlivanogluFikret Berkan AnaratLevent EralpCengiz ŞenMehmet Kocaoğlu

Published in: International orthopaedics (2021)

We recommend a mean lengthening rate of 0.56mm/day for the lengthening procedures with external fixator in patients with CPT who had complete bone union at the area of pseudarthrosis.

Keyphrases

children with cerebral palsy
bone mineral density
quality improvement
bone loss
postmenopausal women