Biomaterial Database

Callus distraction in reconstructive foot surgery. 1996

D E Martin, and D C Stran, and J T Southerland, and B E Wesselowski

American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Houston, Texas, USA.

Though by no means a new concept, the science of callus distraction has stimulated significant interest among surgeons over the past several years. As our knowledge and understanding of the principles of this technique have evolved, the clinical indications have been expanded. In this manuscript, we will illustrate several examples of these broadened indications. An innovative alternative to the Evans opening wedge calcaneal osteotomy, which usually requires bone graft or bone graft substitutes, is presented.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009984	Orthopedic Fixation Devices	Devices which are used in the treatment of orthopedic injuries and diseases.	Device, Orthopedic Fixation,Devices, Orthopedic Fixation,Fixation Device, Orthopedic,Fixation Devices, Orthopedic,Orthopedic Fixation Device
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D001852	Bone Lengthening	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.	Lengthening, Bone
D001861	Bone Regeneration	Renewal or repair of lost bone tissue. It excludes BONY CALLUS formed after BONE FRACTURES but not yet replaced by hard bone.	Osteoconduction,Bone Regenerations,Regeneration, Bone,Regenerations, Bone
D002146	Bony Callus	The bony deposit formed between and around the broken ends of BONE FRACTURES during normal healing.	Callus,Callus, Bony
D004285	Dogs	The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)	Canis familiaris,Dog
D005260	Female		Females
D005530	Foot Deformities	Alterations or deviations from normal shape or size which result in a disfigurement of the foot.	Metatarsal Deformity,Deformities, Foot,Deformities, Metatarsal,Deformity, Foot,Deformity, Metatarsal,Foot Deformity,Metatarsal Deformities