Autologous fat graft as treatment of post @entity851 surgical correction XXXX .

@entity1 @entity851 @entity2318 @entity4218 @entity158 @entity272 @entity717
INTRODUCTION: Surgical limb lengthening is undertaken to correct pathological @entity851 . Among the possible complications related to this procedure, @entity158 are a cause for both functional and cosmetic concern. Our team has already shown the efficacy of autologous fat grafting in the treatment of @entity2318 with varying aetiology, so we decided to apply this technique to @entity2318 related to surgical correction of dwarfism. A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of autologous fat grafting in the treatment of @entity2318 in @entity1 with @entity4218 using durometer measurements and a modified @entity1 and observer scar assessment scale (POSAS), to which was added a parameter to evaluate @entity717 . @entity1 AND METHODS: Between January 2009 and September 2012, 36 @entity1 (28 female and 8 male) who presented retractile and painful @entity2318 came to our unit and were treated with autologous fat grafting. Preoperative and postoperative mean durometer measurements were analysed using the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test and POSAS parameters were studied using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant reduction in all durometer measurements (p-value <0.05) and in all but one of the POSAS parameters (p-value <0.05) following treatment with autologous fat grafting. DISCUSSION: Surgical procedures to camouflage @entity2318 on lower limbs are not often used as a first approach and non-surgical treatments often lead to unsatisfactory results. In contrast, our autologous fat grafting technique in the treatment of @entity2318 has been shown to be a valuable option in @entity1 with @entity4218 . CONCLUSION: There was a @entity272 and a clinical improvement of all POSAS parameters in all @entity1 treated. Moreover, the newly introduced POSAS parameter appears to be reliable and we recommend that it is included to give a more complete evaluation of @entity1 perception.
