leg lengthening

leg lengthening

An orthopaedic surgical technique used to equalize leg length in children in cases of severe leg length discrepancy or to correct short stature. An EXTERNAL FIXATOR is applied, the bone is cut through with preservation of the outer bone membrane (periosteum), and very gradual lengthening is applied via the fixator at a rate of about 1 mm per day. Once the desired length is achieved no further lengthening traction is applied but the fixator must be left in place until bone consolidation has occurred. The treatment may take months.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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"We could have gone down the leg lengthening path but it is a long and painful process and he definitely would not be running around like he is now.
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Caption: FIGURE 5: Radiograph of entire lower limbs at 5 years after leg lengthening.
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This effusion leads to apparent leg lengthening as flexion, abduction, and external rotation maximize volume of joint.
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"So we asked to be referred to Sheffield Children's Hospital, which had a national reputation for leg lengthening. Doctors agreed she was a candidate for the procedure but warned it was a complicated operation and she'd be unable to dance or run by the time she finished surgery."
Doctors said I'd never walk but yesterday I proudly ran in the Games torch relay; TEENAGER VANESSA BURNS FULFILLED HER DREAM OF CARRYING THE OLYMPIC FLAME.. AFTER HAVING PIONEERING SURGERY TO LENGTHEN ONE OF HER LEGS BY TRACY GAYTON
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"When I was 16, surgeons at the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital in Edinburgh completely changed my life when they carried out a leg lengthening operation."
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