normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : distraction osteogenesis is an established option for reconstruction of amputated fingers. in contrast to the primary method of distraction osteogenesis, using kirschner wire (k-wire) as an internal fixator is not common today. this study was conducted to evaluate distraction osteogenesis with and without k-wi...

Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the source is credited. DOI 10.3109/17453674.2014.908346 Sir–We read with interest the article by Kold and Christensen (2014). However, we think that there are some points that could be discu...

The callotasis lengthening technique was used to gradually lengthen the capitate after resection of the lunate in stage IIIa necrosis in 23 patients. Results of ten patients with a follow-up of at least 5 years showed rapid and sufficient callus formation in every patient regardless of age. The callotasis lengthening modification of the Graner II operation provides all advantages and avoids the...

After preliminary experimental study the bone plasty with vascularised fibular graft was performed to 9 patients distal femur defects from 1 18 cm. Taking into account advantages and shortcoming of procedure several variants for transposition grafts were elaborated. They included gradual lengthening vascular pedicle, use doubled increase mechanical strength. In all restoration weight-bearing ab...