Brachymetacarpia – our experience with internal device for distraction osteogenesis in adolescent patients

Autoři: O. Brychcí ^1,2; A. Schmoranzová ¹
Působiště autorů: Hand and Plastic Surgery Institute, Vysoké nad Jizerou, Czech Republic ¹; Surgical Center, Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic ²
Vyšlo v časopise: ACTA CHIRURGIAE PLASTICAE, 67, 3, 2025, pp. 150-154
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccachp2025150

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Ondřej Brychcí, MD

Hand and Plastic Surgery Institute

Dr. Karla Farského 267

512 11 Vysoké nad Jizerou

Czech Republic

ondrej.brychci@seznam.cz

Submitted: 8. 1. 2025

Accepted: 31. 10. 2025