Increase in the longest dimension of a bone to correct anatomical deficiencies, congenital, traumatic, or as a result of disease. The lengthening is not restricted to long bones. The usual surgical methods are internal fixation and distraction.

Annotation

not restricted to long bones; coordinate IM with specific bone /surg (IM) or specific disease /surg (IM)

DUI

D001852 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0002782

Previous indexing

Leg Length Inequality (1966-1971); Osteotomy (1966-1971); specific bone/surgery (1966-1971)

History note

72; LEG LENGTHENING was heading 1964-71 (Prov 1964-66)

Online note

search LEG LENGTHENING under LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY 1966-71 (as Prov 1966)

Public note

72; LEG LENGTHENING was heading 1967-71