Candidates for Limb Lengthening & Limb Deformity Correction Surgery:
Adults and Children
Arm or Leg Length Differences
Bone or Joint Deformity
Motorized Internal Lengthening Nail
Bone Tumors
Congenital Deformities (birth defects)
Congenital Short Femur
Fibular Hemimelia
Hemiatrophy
Bone Dysplasia
Russell Silver Syndrome
After Trauma
Growth Plate Fractures Malunion
Nonunion
Shortening & Deformity
Bone Defects
Short Residual Limb After Amputation
Osseointegration Amputation Reconstruction
Knee
Bowleg (varus) Correction
Knock Knee (valgus) Correction
Joint Preservation and Realignment
Knee Distraction for Arthritis
Knee Fusion After Failed, Infected Total Knee Replacement
Foot and Ankle
Joint Preservation and Realignment
Ankle Distraction for Arthritis
Subtalar Joint Distraction for Arthritis
Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction
Complex Ankle Fusion for Deformity and Bone Loss
Metatarsal Lengthening
Upper Extremity
Short Humerus (upper arm)
Forearm and Wrist Deformity Correction
Metacarpal Lengthening
After Infection
Osteomyelitis – Bone Infection
After Tumor
Bone defects
Nonunions and Deformity
Leg Length Discrepancy
Short Stature
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Dwarfism
Bone Dysplasia
Constitutional Short Stature