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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1957;39:1309-1313.
© 1957 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

A Technique for Femoral-Shaft Shortening

A Preliminary Report

BRUCE M. CAMERON M.D.1

1 HOUSTON, TEXAS

The operative procedure described for femoral-shaft shortening avoids the complications of angulation, fracture of the nail, and genu recurvatum by allowing four weeks' postoperative immobilization of the limb either in a cast or in suspension. It also avoids error in degree of rotation and in the amount of bone removed by the use of a predetermined guide, and it avoids distraction by the use of an onlay graft secured with screws. The technique has proved to be simple and effective in the two reported cases.


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