Clinical Study
The Accordion Maneuver: A Noninvasive Strategy for Absent or Delayed Callus Formation in Cases of Limb Lengthening
Table 3
Previous reports on the use of distraction and compression in treatment of long bone fractures, delayed unions, and nonunions.
| Authors | Number of patients | Indication | Successful outcome | Technique for distraction-compression |
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Kulkarni 2004 [29] | N/A | Hypertrophic nonunion | N/A | Distraction 0.5 mm/day for 20 days, then stopping for the next 20 days, and finally compression |
| Inan et al. 2005 [30] | 11 | Femoral pseudarthrosis | 100% (11/11) | Cyclic compression and distraction at the nonunion site |
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Madhusudhan et al. 2008 [14] | 2 | Tibial nonunion | 100% (2/2) | Compression and distraction (no details) |
| Laursen et al. 2000 [18] | 2 | Tibial nonunions | 50% (1/2) | Alternating distraction (1 week) with compression (1 week), until callus visible on X-ray |
| Chand et al. 2010 [31] | 2 | Nonunion of long bone fractures | 100% (2/2) | Compression and distraction technique (no details) |
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