Burkhart K J, Rommens P M
Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Jun;90(6):806-9. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B6.20147.
We describe a patient with insufficient bone regeneration of the tibia after bone transport over an intramedullary nail, in whom union was ultimately achieved after exchange nailing and intramedullary application of rh-bone morphogenetic protein-7 at the site of distraction.