Aldegheri R, Trivella G, Renzi-Brivio L, Tessari G, Agostini S, Lavini F
University of Verona, Institute of Clinical Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Italy.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1988 Jan;70(1):69-73. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.70B1.3339063.
We report our experience of lengthening by over 30% a total of 117 lower limbs in achondroplastic patients. We have compared four methods: transverse osteotomy, oblique osteotomy, callotasis of the shaft and chondrodiatasis of the epiphysis. Chrondrodiatasis of the femur and callotasis of the tibia are the techniques which gave fewest complications.