Segmental Bone Defects and the History of Bone Transport
Mark T. Dahl, Stewart G. Morrison
Abstract
SUMMARY: This article describes the etiology of segmental bone defects and reviews the options of care, past and present. A brief description of distraction osteogenesis and how the Ilizarov method was used to treat bone defects with circular external fixation leading to the latest method of transport with motorized internal lengthening nails is presented.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDistraction osteogenesisLong boneIlizarov TechniqueExternal fixationDistractionExternal fixatorEtiologySurgeryPathologyBiologyNeuroscienceBone fractures and treatmentsReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesCraniofacial Disorders and Treatments