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  • Title: Humeral lengthening in hypoplasia of the upper limb.
    Author: Dal Monte A, Andrisano A, Manfrini M, Zucchi M.
    Journal: J Pediatr Orthop; 1985; 5(2):202-7. PubMed ID: 3988924.
    Abstract:
    Surgical treatment for the correction of upper limb discrepancies with primary involvement of the humerus is reported. The operative technique, the lengthening procedure with the G3-IOR distractor, and the successive external fixation are described. In the seven extremities treated, the mean lengthening was 5.0 cm, the mean percentage lengthening was 25.2%, and the mean residual discrepancy was 2.9 cm. The authors believe that humeral lengthening is advisable for 13- to 15-year-old patients with hypoplasia of the humerus when the discrepancy is greater than 3 cm.
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