Bone Lengthening

Increase in the longest dimension of a bone to correct anatomical deficiencies, congenital, traumatic, or as a result of disease. The lengthening is not restricted to long bones. The usual surgical methods are internal fixation and distraction.

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Networked: 98 relevant articles (2 outcomes, 4 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Ganger, Rudolf: 3 articles (04/2021 - 09/2016)
2.	Rozbruch, S Robert: 3 articles (11/2016 - 03/2005)
3.	Mindler, Gabriel T: 2 articles (04/2021 - 12/2016)
4.	Li, Meng: 2 articles (10/2018 - 05/2016)
5.	Zeng, Ping: 2 articles (10/2018 - 05/2016)
6.	Ishiguro, Naoki: 2 articles (01/2018 - 05/2016)
7.	Kitoh, Hiroshi: 2 articles (01/2018 - 05/2016)
8.	Matsushita, Masaki: 2 articles (01/2018 - 05/2016)
9.	Mishima, Kenichi: 2 articles (01/2018 - 05/2016)
10.	Lascombes, Pierre: 2 articles (12/2016 - 12/2016)

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 06/26/2023 - "We observed an increase in wrist and elbow mobility with a decrease in pain scores and a confirmed high cosmetic satisfaction in almost 70% of the patients after bone lengthening and up to 85% after simple excision. " 11/01/1997 - "Bone lengthening is effective in patients with short great toes not only for cosmesis, but also to relieve pain and callosities on the plantar aspect of the second and third metatarsal heads. " 08/01/2008 - "Bone deformities, pain, and small stature can occur even in children with good compliance, requiring surgical correction and bone lengthening. " 03/01/2005 - "Bony union at the arthrodesis and bone lengthening sites, alignment of the lower extremity, limb length discrepancy, infection, pain, and outcome scales (SF-36 scores and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons lower limb modules). " 05/01/2023 - "Radiographic changes including bone hypertrophy and osteolysis were common after bone lengthening with the Stryde nail, but the development of pain following consolidation was rare and resolved with implant removal.The"
2.	Hypertrophy 01/01/2021 - "Hypertrophy of chondrocytes is a crucial step in the endochondral bone formation process that drives bone lengthening and the transition to endochondral bone formation. " 12/01/2021 - "Changes in bone mass and structure were analyzed after 10 days following the onset of colonization through cohousing with conventional rats and revealed unprecedented acceleration of bone accrual in cortical and trabecular compartments, increased bone tissue mineral density, improved proliferation and hypertrophy of growth plate chondrocytes, bone lengthening, and preferential deposition of periosteal bone in the tibia diaphysis. " 03/01/2013 - "We investigated the role of the Na(+)/H(+) antiporter (NHE1) and anion exchanger (AE2) in bone lengthening and GP chondrocyte hypertrophy in Sprague-Dawley 7-day-old rat (P7) bone rudiments using the inhibitors EIPA (5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)amiloride) and DIDS (4,4-diidothiocyano-2,2-stilbenedisulphonate), respectively. "
3.	Callosities 11/01/1997 - "Bone lengthening is effective in patients with short great toes not only for cosmesis, but also to relieve pain and callosities on the plantar aspect of the second and third metatarsal heads. "
4.	Congenital Abnormalities (Deformity) 06/01/2016 - "The original method and its modifications continue to be the topic of interest for orthopaedic scientists as evidenced by the number of clinical studies on the Ilizarov method that have been published in orthopaedic journals in the period from 2000 through 2014, most of which present the out- comes of treating large series of patients using distraction osteogenesis for bone lengthening, defect management, and deformity correction. " 08/01/2023 - "Ring external fixators developed by Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov from Russia are used to treat the difficult cases of infected non-union, shortening of limbs by bone lengthening, and deformity correction in joints and bones in isolation or in combination. " 01/01/2023 - "Surgery to achieve long bone lengthening and deformity correction in skeletally immature patients is traditionally performed through external fixators. " 07/01/2022 - "These small changes in positioning the device should be avoided to achieve accurate deformity correction and bone lengthening. " 01/01/2022 - "The most common technique of orthopedic surgical procedure for the correction of deformities is bone lengthening by "distraction osteogenesis," which requires periodic and ongoing bone assessment following surgery. "
5.	Infections 01/01/2023 - "This study aims to prove expansion of a newly designed osmotic pump prior to long bone lengthening in living organisms and to rule out any complications related to in vivo conditions, such as congestion of the semipermeable membrane, local infection, or lack of water to drive the osmotic pump, as well as to compare in vivo and in vitro expansion data. " 05/01/2017 - "What is Known: • Pin site infection is a common complication after fracture fixation and bone lengthening using percutaneous pins or wires. " 01/01/2017 - "During bone lengthening, pin tract infection occurred in 1 patient, and infection was controlled after dressing change. " 01/01/2015 - "Pin site infection is a common complication after fracture fixation and bone lengthening, and daily pin site care is recommended. " 10/01/2008 - "When sufficient callus formation was detected postoperatively at the site of bone lengthening, and the absence of infection was ensured, limb draping was performed, including a whole external fixator, and then the MIPO technique was applied with an LCP.In"

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1.	Distraction Osteogenesis
2.	Ilizarov Technique
3.	Osteotomy
4.	External Fixators
5.	Bone Transplantation (Bone Grafting)