Patient Selection Criteria

Patient Selection is critical to the success of the procedure:

• The ISKD is only suitable for patients whose growth plates have fused.
• The patient must be able to achieve a 3-9° rotation at the knee/ankle for distraction to occur.
• The patient must be able and willing to weight bear no more than 50 lb/22Kg toe touching during the entire Distraction Phase and through most of the Consolidation Phase
• Patients must be able and willing to comply with the post-operative instructions, including lengthening exercises and use of the monitor.
• Patients with non-unions, massive obesity, obliterated or irregular intramedullary canals, malignancy or tumor of the affected bone, poor bone quality or metabolic bone disorders, active infections, unresolved poly-trauma, peripheral vascular disease, or cardiac pacemakers may not be appropriate candidates.
• Smoking, chronic steroids and anti-inflammatory drugs may have a detrimental effect on the regenerate quality.
  

See product information for full list of contraindications.