Lengthening in Congenital Femoral Deficiency by Sheena R. Black, Michael S. Kwon, Alexander M. Cherkashin, Mikhail L. Samchukov, John G. Birch, and Chan-Hee

Lengthening in Congenital Femoral Deficiency

by Sheena R. Black, Michael S. Kwon, Alexander M. Cherkashin, Mikhail L. Samchukov, John G. Birch, and Chan-Hee Jo

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 97(17):1432-1440

September 2, 2015

©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Preoperative anteroposterior radiograph of the lower extremities made with the patient standing on a 4.5-cm block under the left foot.

Sheena R. Black et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97:1432-1440


Anteroposterior radiograph of the femur made at the end of surgery.



Lateral radiograph of the femur made at the end of surgery.



Anteroposterior radiograph of the patient made six months after surgery.



Anteroposterior radiograph of the left femur demonstrating substantial varus deformity.



At three weeks postoperatively, the motorized nail had shifted within the patulous medullary canal, with bending of the proximal locking bolt.



Standing anteroposterior radiograph, made at the end of lengthening, demonstrates full correction of the limb-length inequality and excellent limb alignment.



After weight-bearing without crutches against medical advice, and then falling, the patient sustained a segmental fracture of the proximal part of the femur through the proximal locking

bolt site, with telescoping of the lengthened segment.



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Lengthening in Congenital Femoral Deficiency by Sheena R. Black, Michael S. Kwon, Alexander M. Cherkashin, Mikhail L. Samchukov, John G. Birch, and Chan-Hee