Distraction osteogenesis over intramedullary nail : a report of two cases

• Main Authors: Sulaiman , Razak, Munajat, Ismail, Yaakub, Ismail, Awang, Mohd Shukrimi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Associations 2006
• Subjects: RD701 Orthopedics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/34242/1/MJM-distraction.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/34242/

Distraction osteogenesis over intramedullary nail has a benefit of decreasing the time for external fixator thus reducing the rate of associated complications. However, risk of panosteomyelitis is still the major worry. We are reporting two patients who underwent the procedure. The first case was...