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  • Title: Clinical measurement of longitudinal femoral overgrowth following fracture in children.
    Author: Nordin S, Ros MD, Faisham WI.
    Journal: Singapore Med J; 2001 Dec; 42(12):563-5. PubMed ID: 11989577.
    Abstract:
    We have studied residual limb length inequality following femoral shaft fractures in 62 children. From 61.2% of the children who had shortening of more than 1 cm at union, 34.21% still maintained the shortening at the completion of study. The longitudinal femoral overgrowth occurred significantly during the first 18 months of the fracture in 77.4% of the children, with an average of 1.17 cm. Children with proximal-third fractures and those who sustained the fractures before eight years of age have higher capability to correct the limb length disparity.
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