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 ...

The LLD was a coming from both femur and tibia. Our plan after the initial femur lengthening was to do a lengthening of the tibia/fibula and then to come back and repeat a femur lengthening. Also ...

This is a case illustrating a 6.5 cm tibia lengthening done for lower extremity shortening related to the hip and proximal femur. The presence of a complex hip replacement prosthesis and hip joint ...

A 52-year-old man with no relevant past medical history presented to the clinic with chronic right knee pain and difficulty ...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim defended an extension of the anti-corruption agency head’s tenure, saying Mr Azam Baki has been brave in going after powerful figures allegedly embroiled ...

Colip was transported to a local hospital to have a broken femur set, but as they placed him in traction, a series of events led to multiple strokes. “Trevor was alert and responsive, and fully ...

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 ...

U.S. manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in May and suppliers took the longest time in nearly three years to deliver inputs amid tariffs, potentially signaling looming shortages of ...

Daniel Romanelli, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon, has become the first surgeon in Texas to surpass 100 bridge-enhanced ACL restoration, or BEAR, implant procedures, according to a June 3 ...

A reading above 50 indicates slower deliveries. A lengthening in suppliers’ delivery times is normally associated with a strong economy. But in this case slower supplier deliveries likely indicated ...

After weeks in the hospital and three major surgeries, including traction, total hip replacement, and femur lengthening, Wangeci Alice is finally back home and on the road to recovery Her story ...