How should we lengthen post-traumatic limb defects? a systematic review and comparison of motorized lengthening systems, combined internal and external fixation and external fixation alone.

The purported decreased the duration of lengthening and the risk of reoperation associated with MLNs was not demonstrated in this review. Patients with post-traumatic leg length deformities remain a challenging patient population to treat, with intervention being associated with high rates of infectious complications and need for revision operations.