The long-term effect of femoral leg lengthening on muscle strength – A 10-year follow-up
Distraction of the muscle appears to have a higher long-term impact on the muscle properties than previously thought.
Authors
- Andreas H. Krieg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6008-5657)
- Kira A. Barlow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4582-9440)
- Petros Ismailidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1551-7902)
- Corina Nüesch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7526-9536)
- Bernhard M. Speth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8718-5639)
- Marc Schmid
Institutions
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- University Children’s Hospital Basel (CH)
- Universitätsklinik für Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Children s Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/18632521261417907
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00