| Literature DB >> 18196437 |
Nazzar Tellisi1, Austin T Fragomen, Svetlana Ilizarov, S Robert Rozbruch.
Abstract
Congenital limb deficiencies with severe shortening and/or deformity can be difficult to fit with a prosthesis. We report two patients in whom gradual lengthening and deformity correction with the Ilizarov/Taylor spatial frame was used to improve prosthesis fit, comfort, and gait.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18196437 PMCID: PMC2505123 DOI: 10.1007/s11999-007-0041-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Orthop Relat Res ISSN: 0009-921X Impact factor: 4.176