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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 104-B, Issue SUPP_5 | Pages 12 - 12
1 Apr 2022
Baumgart R
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Introduction

Fully implantable systems are used commonly only after maturity. What are indications to use fully implantable systems at the femur even in children?

Materials and Methods

Implantable lengthening nails (FITBONE) were used retrograde at the femur in minimal invasive technique to correct a limb length discrepancy of >6 cm. In 5 cases a relevant deformity was corrected in the same surgery. In all cases a final step of lengthening was planned at the femur and at the tibia with fully implantable devices at maturity.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 104-B, Issue SUPP_5 | Pages 11 - 11
1 Apr 2022
Baumgart R
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Introduction

Fully implantable distraction nails are frequently used for lengthening of the lower leg. What are the indications for humerus lengthening and which results can be expected?

Materials and Methods

The humerus as the best healing bone in the human body is suitable for lengthening with a nail as well but the indications are rare in comparison with the lower legs. Especially when driving a car or when working on a tablet length discrepancy of the arms of more than 4–5cm may cause severe hardening of the cervical muscles and induce chronical pain in the upper spine.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 104-B, Issue SUPP_5 | Pages 10 - 10
1 Apr 2022
Baumgart R
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Introduction

“Bioexpandable” prostheses after resection of malignant bone tumors in children to lengthen the bone using the method of callus distraction may offer new perspectives and better long-term results.

Materials and Methods

The bioexpandable prosthesis is equipped with an encapsulated electromotor which enables the device to perform distraction in an osteotomy gap with about 1mm/day. The new bone is improving the ratio from bone to prosthesis and therewith the potential stability of the final stem. The device is indicated, when limb length discrepancy is getting more than 3 cm or at maturity and can be used in a minimal invasive way for femur lengthening.


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 87-B, Issue 7 | Pages 1000 - 1004
1 Jul 2005
Baumgart R Bürklein D Hinterwimmer S Thaller P Mutschler W

Ollier’s disease is characterised by severe deformity of the extremities and retarded growth because of multiple enchondromas. For correction of deformity, the Ilizarov method has been used although it has many complications. A 17-year-old boy with Ollier’s disease had a limb-length discrepancy of 17.4 cm, with a valgus deformity of the right knee and recurvatum of the femur of 23°. He had undergone three unsuccessful attempts to correct the deformities by using external fixators. We used a fully implantable, motorised, lengthening and correction nail (Fitbone) to achieve full correction of all the deformities without complications. We decided to carry out the procedure in three stages. First, we lengthened the femur by 3.6 cm and the tibia by 4 cm. We then exchanged the femoral nail for a longer implant and achieved a further 6 cm of length. This reduced the shortening to 3.8 cm. When the boy has finished secondary school we will adjust the remaining discrepancy.


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 87-B, Issue 4 | Pages 565 - 567
1 Apr 2005
Baumgart R Krammer M Winkler A Hinterwimmer S Muensterer O Mutschler W

We report the case of a 22-year-old woman who underwent plate and screw fixation for a traumatic left acetabular fracture and fixation with cancellous screws for an associated femoral neck fracture. Two months later, the internal fixation became infected and was removed. This resulted in a painful high dislocation of the hip. We solved the problem with continuous soft-tissue distraction using a fully implantable motorised distraction nail in order to reduce the proximal femur prior to total hip arthroplasty. To our knowledge, this is the first time that reduction of a high dislocation of the hip has been performed using such a system.