Jm. Wilkinson et al., Surgical stabilisation of the lower limb in osteogenesis imperfecta using the Sheffield telescopic intramedullary rod system, J BONE-BR V, 80B(6), 1998, pp. 999-1004
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Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine","da verificare
The Sheffield Expanding Intramedullary Rod System was developed after exper
iencing problems with existing rod systems in the management of osteogenesi
s imperfecta, Between 1986 and 1996 we treated 74 bones in the lower limb i
n 28 children at a median follow-up of 5.25 years. We have reviewed 24 chil
dren with a total of 60 rods.
Before surgery, all children had had multiple fractures of the lower limb.
At review eight patients had experienced no further fractures, but three ha
d suffered five or more subsequently.
Before initial stabilisation, 15 children had never walked, and only three
(13%) used walking as their main means of mobility. After surgery, half of
those who showed motor arrest were able to walk (p = 0.016). The number of
patients able to walk, with or without aids, increased to 17 (p = 0.0001).
We have experienced no evidence of epiphyseal damage after the procedure, a
nd complication rates requiring rod exchange have been low (7%).