Systematic review published in Acta Orthopaedica

There is still room for improvements in bone lengthening despite the introduction of fully implantable lengthening nails.

This systematic review, to be included in the PhD thesis by Markus Winther Frost, M.D., showed an overall risk of 1 complication for every 3 segments lengthened. In 1 of every 4 segments, the complication had a major impact.

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