Lengthening of a short traumtic femoral stump

Moss, A.L.H.; Waterhouse, N.; Townsend, P.L.G.; Hannon, Michelle

doi:10.1016/0020-1383(85)90146-9

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“…Operations for lengthening short stumps first began in the 1980s (Moseley, 1991;Telsworth et al, 1991). Moss et al (1985) lengthened a short femoral stump and obtained enough length in the femur for the functional use of a prosthesis. Eldridge et al (1990) reported a five years old patient with a short tibial stump in 1990.…”

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“…There is not a large literature on stump lengthening. One can find several case presentations (Persson and Broome, 1994;Eldridge et al, 1990;Moseley, 1991;Moss et al, 1985;Tetsworth et al, 1991;Younge and Dafniotis, 1993;Latimer et al, 1990;Strieker, 1994;Kour et al, 1995;Horesh et al, 1998;Park et al, 1997;Alekberov et al, 2000;Mertens and Lammens, 2001;Pelissier et al, 2002). In the authors clinic two patients, one with traumatic forearm amputation and one with congenital amputation of forearm have been treated with Ilizarov method in order to obtain efficient use of a prosthesis.…”

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The length of a stump plays an important role when using a prosthesis. It is essential to have an adequate length in the stump in order to apply the prosthesis. Therefore, it is necessary to attempt to lengthen short stumps. The authors have reviewed the results in 2 patients who had such lengthening of stumps one due to traumatic amputation of the forearm at 6.25cm distally from the elbow and the other due to congenital deficiency of the radius and ulna treated by the Ilizarov techinque to improve the fitting of prostheses. Sixty percent (60%) and 40% lengthening was achieved respectively. At the end of the lengthening process, sufficient stump length for the prosthesis was achieved. There were no major complications. As a result, it is believed stump lengthening is a valuable method for cosmetic and functional use of the prosthesis. The Ilizarov Technique is an effective method of lengthening of a stump and it does not require a tissue expander in selected patients. Patients have been able to use their prosthesis 6 months after surgery.

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“…Radiographs a year after lengthening showed good consolidation of the regenerated bone An adequate below knee amputation stump allows a lower consumption of energy and a more efficient gait using a prosthesis [9,10]. There have been very few reports of lengthening short stumps in post-traumatic amputations [1,3,4,7]. Good skin and soft tissue cover must be obtained before lengthening to prevent protrusion of the bone through the skin [1,8].…”

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