Review of Limb Lengthening with Precice Nail or External Fixator in Children
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study looks back at records of children, age 12 or younger, who had surgery to lengthen a leg bone using the Precice nail or an external fixator. The goal is to understand how well these treatments work for kids with a leg length difference of at least 2 cm.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- The patient was 12 years or younger at the time of surgery.
- They had a leg length difference of at least 2 cm (about 3/4 inch) in the thigh or shin bone.
- The leg length difference was present from birth or caused by a medical condition or injury.
- The surgery used either the Precice IMLL nail or an external fixator device for bone lengthening.
- Medical records and X-rays are available from before surgery through at least 12 months after.
- There were no ongoing joint stiffness, looseness, or bone infection in the treated leg before this surgery.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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