marigold
When's it gonna be my turn?
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This guy got clavicle lengthening with some russian surgeon using distraction.
All the surgeons who perform clavicle lengthening in the west(only Eppley and Leif rodgers afaik) only lengthen by 1-2cm and use the sliding clavicle osteotomy which limits how much widening can be achieved because of the surrounding shoulder anatomy and soft tissue attachments.
Distraction mitigates this because it gives the surrounding tissue more time to adapt and stretch gradually to the widening which would mean more length could be achieved.
thoughts?
All the surgeons who perform clavicle lengthening in the west(only Eppley and Leif rodgers afaik) only lengthen by 1-2cm and use the sliding clavicle osteotomy which limits how much widening can be achieved because of the surrounding shoulder anatomy and soft tissue attachments.
Distraction mitigates this because it gives the surrounding tissue more time to adapt and stretch gradually to the widening which would mean more length could be achieved.
thoughts?