A Rare Cosmetic Lengthening Complication Causing Precice Stryde Nail Failure: A Case Report

Muharrem Kanar; Enver Ipek; Suleyman Cakirturk

doi:10.14744/SEMB.2025.20586

A Rare Cosmetic Lengthening Complication Causing Precice Stryde Nail Failure: A Case Report

Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul. 2026 Mar 23;60(1):120-123. doi: 10.14744/SEMB.2025.20586. eCollection 2026.

Authors

Muharrem Kanar¹, Enver Ipek¹, Suleyman Cakirturk²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.
² Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Afyonkarahisar State Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye.

Abstract

Limb-lengthening surgeries have been described for medical and cosmetic treatment. Innovative surgical procedures and various instrumentation techniques have been developed with advancing technology. Remote-controlled intramedullary lengthening nail systems (RCILNS) are frequently used in limb-lengthening surgery. In the literature, few surgical complications have been reported in limb-lengthening surgery. Here, we present a case of an unexpected complication caused by a filling material previously applied for gluteal augmentation in a patient who underwent cosmetic limb-lengthening surgery.

Keywords: Bone lengthening; complications; fracture fixation; intramedullary.

Publication types

Case Reports