Surgical methods for treatment of limb deformities in children with osteogenesis imperfecta (A review of the literature)

Abstract

The authors presented a review of the literature on modern techniques of limb deformity correction in children with osteogenesis imperfecta. They described the details of surgical technique, the designs of the used telescopic intramedullary rods. They also demonstrated the place and the role of surgical methods of treatment in the multidisciplinary approach to rendering medical care for patients with osteogenesis imperfecta.