Femoral non-elongating rodding in osteogenesis imperfecta - The importance of purchasing epiphyseal plate

Background: Corrective osteotomy and intramedullary rodding are widely used in children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), but revision rodding is often required. This study aims to investigate the effect of purchasing distal femoral epiphysis on the longevity of fixation using non-elongating rod....

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Published in:	Biomedical Journal
Main Authors:	Wei-Chun Li, Hsuan-Kai Kao, Wen-E Yang, Chee-Jen Chang, Chia-Hsieh Chang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2015-04-01
Subjects:	epiphyseal plate intramedullary rodding osteogenesis imperfecta
Online Access:	http://www.biomedj.org/article.asp?issn=2319-4170;year=2015;volume=38;issue=2;spage=143;epage=147;aulast=Li