Motorized Intramedullary Lengthening Nail for an Adolescent Femoral Shaft Fracture with Associated Bone Loss
Femoral lengthening through the fracture site using a motorized intramedullary nail had a good result in a patient with an open femoral fracture with associated bone loss.
Authors
- Emmalynn J. Sigrist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9120-2844)
- Matthew Hooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-0520)
- Craig Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4371-1764)
- J. Eric Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4768-3721)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- St. Louis Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JBJS Case Connector
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.cc.25.00374
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00