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Case 35: Acute Correction with Marrow (Intramedullary Canal) Narrowing Technique and Subsequent Lengthening Over Nail for the Femoral Shortening Combined with a Deformity

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Distal femoral deformity with shortening can be managed successfully by acute correction of deformity using marrow (intramedullary canal) narrowing technique with blocking screw(s) and subsequent gradual femoral lengthening with lengthening over nail (LON) technique .

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  1. Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction Service, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Severance Children’s Hospital, Collage of Medicine, Yonsei University, 134 Sinchondong, Seoul, South Korea (ROK)

    Dong Hoon Lee

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  1. Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA

    S. Robert Rozbruch

  2. Shriners Hospital and Montreal Children Hospital, Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Shriners Hospital and Montreal Children Hospital, Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Reggie C. Hamdy

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Lee, D.H. (2015). Case 35: Acute Correction with Marrow (Intramedullary Canal) Narrowing Technique and Subsequent Lengthening Over Nail for the Femoral Shortening Combined with a Deformity. In: Rozbruch, S., Hamdy, R. (eds) Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18020-5_201

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