[Correction of lower limb deformity by using an expandable nail system. Adaption of osteosynthesis to dystrophe...

Operative procedures on the lower limb demand crucial handling of the surrounding soft tissues. Otherwise skin necrosis may develop and in cases of overlapping to the bone there is a risk of osteitis. Therefore the operative treatment requires an approach which reduces operative trauma to a minimum. However, in some cases even a minimal incision is too traumatic. The case we present, describes the use of an expandable nail-system to correct a valgus deformity in a lower limb, years after radiation therapy for synovial sarcoma. The distinctiveness in this case is the dystrophic skin after irradiation and the surgical options for correction.