Definition
The handheld device used by patients or clinicians to activate the internal magnet in a PRECICE nail, driving distraction. Each activation session extends the nail by a calibrated increment.
Aliases
external remote control
Sources
- Frost MW et al. - Complications and risk factors of intramedullary bone lengthening nails: a retrospective multicenter cohort study of 314 FITBONE and PRECICE nailsOfficial public source
- Barakat AH et al. - Lengthening Nails for Distraction Osteogenesis: A Review of Current Practice and Presentation of Extended IndicationsOfficial public source
- Limb Lengthening Surgery — Cleveland ClinicPublic source
Informational only. Not medical advice.