Tibial Growth Disturbance Following Distal Femoral Resection and Expandable Endoprosthetic Reconstruction

摘要

Background:In growing children, an expandable endoprosthesis is commonly used after distal femoral resection to compensate for loss of the distal femoral physis. Our hypothesis was that such prostheses can affect proximal tibial growth, which would contribute to an overall leg-length discrepancy and cause angular deformity.