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In the compression-distraction technique, one site of the bone is lengthened and another site is immediately or gradually compressed. In the lower limb, the compression-distraction technique is generally performed in the presence of leg shortening associated with small bone defects – less than 3cm in the tibia and/or less than 5cm in the femur.
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Bone transport is a surgical technique that allows regeneration of bony tissue when there are defects in the bone caused by fractures, non-unions, chronic bone infections, or tumors. In such cases, bone regeneration is used to fill a gap or a piece of missing bone. There are several bone transport techniques depending on the location and size of bone defect.(1)
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