Limb Salvage Using Non‐hinged Endoprosthesis and Staged Correction of Leg‐length Discrepancy for Children with Distal Femoral Malignant Tumors
Objective Limb salvage in pediatric patients remains a challenge. We describe a staged strategy. The procedure includes: (i) tumor removal and non‐hinged static endoprosthesis reconstruction; (ii) leg length discrepancy (LLD) correction by shoe lift or distraction osteogenesis; and (iii) maturity re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Orthopaedic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/os.12525 |