SLUCare orthopedic surgeon Dr. Tracy Watson explains how distraction osteogenesis works in order to stretch bone to replace bone that may have been cut out or in need of replacement. After a bone is cut during orthopedic surgery a device called a distractor is placed and powerful magnets are used to help stretch the bone to replace what was cut out. This clip is pulled from an episode of The Science of Healing, which aired April. 26, 2023, on KMOV-TV 4.
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