Plate-assisted bone-segment transport in the femur with 2 internal lengthening nails: a technical note and a case report

Abstract

A novel technique to resolve large bone defects, using 2 internal lengthening nails (ILNs), one antegrade and one retro-grade, aligned in a custom-made tube is presented. A 28-year-old, healthy, asymptomatic male presented with a slowly growing mass in the left femur.

Keywords

• bone transport nail
• Bone tumours
• custom made
• distraction osteogenesis
• double lengthening nail