Using humeral nail for surgical reconstruction of femur in adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta

Figure 1 Clinical presentation of case 1. A 12-year-old girl with type I osteogenesis imperfecta presented with progressive bowing of left shaft femur after ender nail fixation for 3 years. Plain radiographs of left femur in anteroposterior and lateral views on preoperative period (A), immediately after multi-level osteotomy and internal fixation with humeral nail (B), 9-mo after humeral nail fixation (C), preoperative scanogram (D) compared with 1-year postoperative scanogram (E).