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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2021-11-17