Femoral lengthening over an intramedullary nail. A matched-case comparison with Ilizarov femoral lengthening.

Twenty-nine patients (thirty-two femora) had femoral lengthening over an intramedullary nail, with the nail and the external fixator applied concomitantly at the time of the femoral osteotomy. After gradual distraction at a rate of one millimeter per day, the nail was locked and the fixator was remo... View More