Acute lengthening can be done in the mid-diaphysis of the femur or through an innominate osteotomy. The latter may be indicated for a patient with primary pelvic asymmetry. Large leg length ...

It's an extremely painful process of lengthening his femur, hoping his legs and hips will be closer in alignment. "Every day, we put the machine on, this little machine, and we press a button ...

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A leg length inequality of 15 to 20 cm -- may require a staged lengthening, lengthening combined with epiphysiodesis, or amputation. Numerous complications of limb lengthening procedures occur ...