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An Intramedullary Locking Nail for Standardized Fixation of Femur Osteotomies to Analyze Normal and Defective Bone Healing in Mice
Published on: November 13, 2016
[Continuous lengthening of the femur with intramedullary stabilisation (author's transl)]
Abstract:
Experimental studies on an intramedullary device for lengthening the femur by continuous distraction are reported. The hydraulic distractor is placed in a modified interlocking nail. Lengthening up to 8 cm--under certain circumstances up to 16 cm--can be achieved with this method.

