ELONGATING INTRAMEDULLARY RODS IN TREATMENT OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
ELONGATING INTRAMEDULLARY RODS IN TREATMENT OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
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DOI:
10.2106/00004623-197759040-00006
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
WESTIN, GW
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作者:
MARAFIOTI, RL;WESTIN, GW
Patients with osteogenesis imperfecta who have undergone multiple osteotomies with realignment and intramedullary rod fixation of a deformed bone frequently require replacement of the rod because the bone grows and angulates when the rod no longer is long enough to support the bone from metaphysis to metaphysis. The Bailey-Dubow intramedullary rod, which elongates with growth, is an attempt to solve this problem. Rod-fixations (153) in 72 bones (20 patients) are reviewed, 47 being Bailey-Dubow rods. Use of the elongating rod effectively increased the average length of time between replacement operations, yielded a lower removal rate and showed no additional adverse effects. The Bailey-Dubow rod seems to be a measurable improvement over non-elongating rods.