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2266447

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
Patients with short, traumatic, below-the-knee amputations (BKAs) frequently function as if they have knee disarticulations. The goal of this study was to evaluate the results in patients who had lengthening of their BKA stumps to improved prosthesis fit and increase ambulation. Three patients with traumatic BKAs, who were left with insufficient stumps for proper prosthesis wear, have had their stumps lengthened by Ilizarov's technique of distraction osteogenesis. The lengthening process produced a moderate degree of pain, and all patients had a temporary decrease in their range of motion. Two patients lost a substantial amount of gained length secondary to early full weight-bearing. Despite these difficulties, the procedure produced longer, more durable stumps in all patients with no final loss of knee range of motion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0890-5339
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
411-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Lengthening of below-the-knee amputation stumps using the Ilizarov technique.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27514-7055.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports