Candidates for Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction Surgery
There are many different kinds of patient conditions that benefit from limb lengthening and complex reconstruction surgery. This includes both upper and lower extremity and both children and adults. The etiology may be after trauma or from birth. The challenge may be limb length discrepancy and/or limb mal-alignment.
Adults and Children
- Arm or leg length differences
- Bone or joint deformity
Congenital Deformities
(birth defects)
- Congenital short femur
- Fibular hemimelia
- Hemiatrophy
Short Stature
- Dwarfism
- Constitutional short stature
After Trauma
- Growth plates fractures
- Malunion
- Nonunion
- Shortening & deformity
- Bone defects
After Infection
- Osteomyelitis- bone infection
After Tumor
- Bone defects
