There are safe medical procedures to increase bone length

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Medical procedures utilizing modern internal lengthening devices, such as intramedullary distraction nails, are established and effective methods for increasing bone length.

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The retrieved papers provide robust clinical evidence that safe and effective internal medical devices and procedures exist for increasing bone length and treating limb length discrepancies.

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Precision of the PRECICE® Internal Bone Lengthening Nail

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Yatin Kirane, Austin T. Fragomen, S. Robert Rozbruch. Precision of the PRECICE® Internal Bone Lengthening Nail. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3575-0

Paper [4] demonstrates that internal lengthening nails such as the PRECICE device provide an accurate and precise medical procedure for limb lengthening.

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Internal Lengthening Device for Congenital Femoral Deficiency and Fibular Hemimelia

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Lior Shabtai, Stacy C. Specht, Shawn C. Standard, John E. Herzenberg. Internal Lengthening Device for Congenital Femoral Deficiency and Fibular Hemimelia. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3572-3

Paper [5] reports successful bone lengthening using a controllable internal device in patients with congenital limb shortening, maintaining joint range of motion.

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Limb Lengthening Using the PRECICETM Nail System: Complications and Results

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Ulrich Wiebking, Emmanouil Liodakis, Mohamed Kenawey, Christian Krettek. Limb Lengthening Using the PRECICETM Nail System: Complications and Results. 2016. https://doi.org/10.5812/atr.36273

Paper [6] analyzes clinical results and complications of using telescopic nails for leg length discrepancies, confirming the procedural approach.

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Limb Lengthening With Precice Intramedullary Lengthening Nails in Children and Adolescents

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Christof Radler, Gabriel T. Mindler, Alexandra Stauffer, Carina Weiß, Rudolf Ganger. Limb Lengthening With Precice Intramedullary Lengthening Nails in Children and Adolescents. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1097/bpo.0000000000002016

Paper [7] shows that the Precice intramedullary bone lengthening nail facilitates reliable and safe bone lengthening in children and adolescents.

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