Sentence examples for bone shortening from inspiring English sources

The closed-wedge osteotomy, on the other hand, produces bone shortening.

Mutations in COMP (cartilage oligomeric matrix protein) cause severe long bone shortening in mice and humans.

In replantations, adequate bone shortening and fixation with intramedullary pins or rods is mandatory.

Replantation should consist of minimal bone shortening to preserve epiphyseal plates, with repair of all severed structures.

This case was operatively managed 4 weeks after the trauma and required bone shortening to reduce tissue tension.

Nonetheless, bone shortening and subsequent lengthening are associated with a lower complication rate than bone transport techniques [38, 39, 40, 41].

It was demonstrated that electromagnetic fields accelerate the regenerative processes of many types of tissue, including the processes of building up and thickening of bones, shortening the time of postfracture bone union, and the creation of proper union in pseudoarthrosis.

Their wing bones shortened and flattened, eventually becoming streamlined flippers.

All the soft tissues were removed and the bones shortened to an overall length of 25 cm.

The jugal bone and the lacrimal bone are shortened towards the maxillary bone.

The evolutionary modifications necessary for true flight in warm-blooded animals include those of the forelimbs into wings; lightening and fusion of bones; shortening of the torso; enlargement of the heart and thoracic muscles; and improved vision.