Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	31262
Country	Egypt

Received	2016-11-07 10:23
Peer-Review Started	2016-11-10 10:12
To Make the First Decision	2017-02-15 12:07
Return for Revision	2017-02-20 09:59
Revised	2017-03-04 07:54
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-03-17 14:20
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Effect of lengthening along the anatomical axis of the femur and its clinical impact
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Khaled M Emara, Ahmed Nageeb Mahmoud, Ahmed K Emara and Mariam K Emara
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Corresponding Author	Dr. Khaled M Emara, Professor, Limb Reconstruction and Deformity Correction Unit, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Ain Shams University Hospitals, 13 B Kornesh EL Nile, Agha Khan, Cairo 11566, Egypt. kmemara@hotmail.com
Key Words	Bone lengthening; Deformity; Femoral lengthening; External fixation; Intramedullary nail; Axis deviation
Core Tip	In deformity correction the aim is to reproduce the normal anatomical shape of the bone to regain normal function. There is no experimental data to prove the passage of the imaginary mechanical axis and load distribution of the body via the center of the hip to the center of the knee. Lengthening along anatomical axis of the bone is expected to cause minimal or no clinical effect on mechanical axis and load distribution on joints.
Publish Date	2017-05-12 13:42
Citation	Emara KM, Mahmoud AN, Emara AK, Emara MK. Effect of lengthening along the anatomical axis of the femur and its clinical impact. World J Orthop 2017; 8(5): 431-435
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v8/i5/431.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v8.i5.431

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