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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 104-B, Issue SUPP_5 | Pages 23 - 23
1 Apr 2022
Balci HI Anarat FB Kocaoglu M Eralp L Sen C Bas A
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Introduction

This study aims to evaluate the effect of using different types of fixator on the quality of callus and complications during distraction osteogenesis in patients with achondroplasia.

Materials and Methods

Forty-nine achondroplasia patients with a minimum follow-up of 36 months who underwent limb lengthening between 2005 and 2017 with external fixator only were included. Thirty-three of the patients underwent lengthening using classical Ilizarov frame, while spatial frame used for sixteen. Regenerate quality is evaluated according to the Li classification on the X-ray taken one month after the end of the distraction. Complications were noted in the follow-up period.