Case Report

First Clinical Case of Ilizarov Femur Lengthening over a Bioactive and Degradable Intramedullary Implant

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PLC/HA nails: (a) straight and bent nails; (b) nail’s surface by electron scanning microscope (magnification: 49x); (c) transverse section of the implant; particles are evenly distributed throughout the depth of the polycaprolactone (magnification: 578x).
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