Tag: non_union

The Compression-Distraction Technique

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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The Bone Transport Technique

The bone transport technique allows regeneration of the bony tissue in the patient’s limb, in those cases associated with significant bone loss or defect – such as acute fractures, aseptic or infected nonunions, chronic bone infections, tumors, osteomyelitis. Bony regeneration is generally used to fill a gap or missing bone.

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