Dr. Dror Paley, founder of the Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute’s Stature Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, told Yahoo ...

As per the International Centre for Limb Lengthening, the total recommended lengthening is 2-3 inches (5-8 cm) in the thigh bone (femur) ...

Paley explained that limb lengthening involves gradually pulling apart a broken bone (the tibia or the femur) so that new bone grows in the gap. Traditionally, this was done using external metal ...

Shortening is an accurate technique [44] and involves a much shorter convalescence than lengthening techniques. [44, 45] Quadriceps weakness may occur with femoral shortenings, especially if a mid ...

Lengthening of both the tibia and femur simultaneously requires aggressive therapy and treatment of soft tissue contractures. Curran et al [57] reported the need for surgical release of soft tissue ...

This method assumes growth of the distal femur to be 1 cm per year, growth of the proximal tibia to be 0.6 cm per year, and skeletal maturity at age 16 for boys and age 14 for girls.

Leg lengthening is a serious surgical procedure and comes with both risks and rewards. While many patients report satisfactory outcomes, the procedure is not without complications. While it may lead ...