As a rule, limb discrepancy
over 2 cm influences a person's life style in a negative way. This is an
indication for surgical correction.
The correction of the discrepancy
is accomplished using the internal method, the same method as is used for
cosmetic limb lengthening for patients of short
stature.
Pictures of the patients before and after the correction program are shown below
Pay attention to the
surgical incisions. They are in the healing process (30 days after the
surgery).
And they will be practically
invisible after healing
Discrepancy correction is for 4.0 cm.
Patient A had an 11.7 cm
discrepancy due to a bullet wound sustained to his femur in 1984.
The surgery for this particular patient was complicated due to extensive
scar tissue, which had resulted from a fire wound and several prior surgeries
in military hospitals.
The
result: Patient A received an 11.4 cm lengthening of his
right femur.