Simultaneous Bilateral Femoral and Tibial Lengthening in Achondroplasia

• Main Authors: Lior Shabtai (Author), Julio J. Jauregui (Author), John E. Herzenberg (Author), Martin G. Gesheff (Author), Shawn C. Standard (Author), Philip K. McClure (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Previous studies on lengthening for achondroplasia have reported bilateral extensive femoral lengthening followed by bilateral extensive tibial lengthening. To decrease trauma on soft tissues and joints, we propose bilateral simultaneous moderate femoral lengthening and moderate tibial lengthening f...