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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 9/2016

01-09-2016 | Pearls

Pearls: How to Place an Interposition Segmental Bone Block for Lengthening or Alignment

Author: Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, MPH

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 9/2016

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There are many orthopaedic surgical procedures that call for the placement of bone blocks in order to gain length and/or alter alignment [1, 2, 4]. Two such operations include lateral column lengthening for correction of a flatfoot deformity, and placement of a segmental bone graft to salvage bone loss due to Charcot arthropathy or a failed joint replacement of the ankle or hallux. …
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Bussewitz B, DeVries JG, Dujela M, McAlister JE, Hyer CF, Berlet GC. Retrograde intramedullary nail with femoral head allograft for large deficit tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis. Foot Ankle Int. 2014;35:706–711.CrossRefPubMed
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Chan JY, Greenfield ST, Soukup DS, Do HT, Deland JT, Ellis SJ. Contribution of lateral column lengthening to correction of forefoot abduction in stage IIb adult acquired flatfoot deformity reconstruction. Foot Ankle Int. 2015;12:1400–1411.CrossRef
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Title
Pearls: How to Place an Interposition Segmental Bone Block for Lengthening or Alignment
Author
Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, MPH
Publication date
01-09-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-016-4907-z

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