Our surgeons offer surgical treatments for the correction of upper and lower limb deformities, length discrepancies, and injuries in adults and children. We help individuals with orthopaedic problems due to trauma, birth defects, infections or bone tumors. We use the best tools available today including Precice® motorized magnetic lengthening and compression nails, automated hexapod external fixation, osseointegration limb reconstruction, patient specific anatomic plating, and more. These tools are combined with our surgeons’ expert surgical techniques to achieve the optimal results patients desire.
We perform arm and leg lengthening, limb malalignment correction, repair of bone non-unions, and treat hip, knee and ankle arthritis with distraction, fusion, or replacement. Along with limb length discrepancy, we correct genu valgum, commonly known as knock knee, and genu varum, or bowleg. We are experts at both limb salvage and amputation reconstruction. Whether patients are suffering from arthritis, genetic deformity, bone tumors, or the effects of a traumatic accident, the Limb Lengthening & Complex Reconstruction Service of Hospital for Special Surgery is ready to get them on the road to recovery and an improved quality of life.
Conditions We Treat
We treat many conditions and deformities, including the following:
Watch, Read, Learn
Dr. Rozbruch meets with patient after Osseointegration Limb Replacement Surgery
Dr. Rozbruch’s patient Petra 17 months after femur osseointegration surgery shares her story.
Dr. Reif with Bilateral Femur Protection Patient
“He was turned away by multiple other surgeons who said there was nothing wrong! See how much better his gait becomes after correction.”
Dr. Hoellwarth Helps Limb Trauma Patient
“I proposed compressing the fracture, and we were able to remove the frame five months later with the bone healed!”
Dr. Fragomen Presents at BLRS Conference
“My keynote talks at the British Limb Reconstruction Society Conference on non-union repair, rotation, knock knee, and bowlegs created lively discussions.”
Limb Lengthening team publishes second edition of their world renown Case Atlas featuring almost 500 clinical cases:
This energetic patient has a disease of bone known as #fibrousdysplasia which weakens the bone. Micro-fractures cause the bone to bend over time. She was evaluated for a hip replacement, but by repositioning the hip into a normal position, her pain was relieved and her leg lengths equalized!
#hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening #hipsurgery #bonetumor #bonedeformity #deformity #deformitycorrection #osteotomy #orthopedics #bone #orthopedicsurgeon
9 years ago David came to me from Atlanta with an infected loose megaprosthesis, 20 cm bone defect, multiple surgeries, terrible pain, and in a wheelchair. We went on an Osseointegration Limb Replacement Surgery journey together and 9 years later, he is doing well, mobile, and very satisfied. #osseointegrationlimbreplacement #osseointegrationgroup #OPLimplant #osseointegrationsurgery #ALMimplant #ALMorthoimplant @almorthoinc https://www.hss.edu/osseointegration-limb-replacement.asp #osseointegration #amputationsurgery #amputee #cyborgsworld @cyborgsworld #amputeelife #amputeestrong #amputation #osseointegrationUSA www.osseointegrationUSA.com #prostheticlimb #prostheticleg #prostheticsandorthotics #limbreplacementsurgery #Rozbruch #aaos #llrs #orthopedicsurgery #liveyourbestlife @all4ortho #orthopedicsurgeon #hospitalforspecialsurgery #limblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limbdeformity @reifmd #SRobertRozbruchMD www.limblengthening.com www.hss.edu/limblengthening www.hss.edu/LSARC #hssLLCRS #HSSlimbLengthening
We Orthopedic Surgeons get a lot of our best ideas from other disciplines. We are observant and practical!! #Rozbruch #aaos #llrs #orthopedicsurgery #liveyourbestlife @all4ortho #orthopedicsurgeon #hospitalforspecialsurgery #limblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limbdeformity @reifmd #SRobertRozbruchMD www.limblengthening.com www.hss.edu/limblengthening www.hss.edu/LSARC #hssLLCRS #HSSlimbLengthening
Check out my quote for Men’s Health magazine about some of the motivations behind stature lengthening. Remember, with cosmetic orthopedic surgery as with other forms of cosmetic surgery, the goal is to enhance the patient’s confidence and improve their sense of self by increasing height. Cosmetic surgery cannot be guaranteed to fully resolve deeper issues with self image or distorted thinking. We are happy to offer guidance with all decisions related to mental and physical health.
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We enjoyed our first trip to Sweden after the conference visiting different neighborhoods in Stockholm and the island of Vaxholm where we celebrated Summer Solstice. The local people were so polite and friendly, the streets were so clean and the herring, grava lox, meatballs, candy, and licorice were special. Our hotel pictured at end of reel is now is in the old bank building of the famous bank robbery that led to the Stockholm Syndrome phenomenon #Rozbruch #aaos #llrs #orthopedicsurgery #liveyourbestlife @all4ortho #orthopedicsurgeon #hospitalforspecialsurgery #limblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limbdeformity @reifmd #SRobertRozbruchMD www.limblengthening.com www.hss.edu/limblengthening www.hss.edu/LSARC #hssLLCRS #HSSlimbLengthening
Great experience at ISPO #ispo International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics lecturing and learning from top Osseointegration limb surgeons in the world. This was the first meeting of #SIGBAL Special Interest Group of Bone Anchored Limbs. Socializing with colleagues at Stockholm City Hall where the Nobel Prize dinners occur #osseointegrationlimbreplacement #osseointegrationgroup #OPLimplant #osseointegrationsurgery #ALMimplant #ALMorthoimplant @almorthoinc https://www.hss.edu/osseointegration-limb-replacement.asp #osseointegration #amputationsurgery #amputee #cyborgsworld @cyborgsworld #amputeelife #amputeestrong #amputation #osseointegrationUSA www.osseointegrationUSA.com #prostheticlimb #prostheticleg #prostheticsandorthotics #limbreplacementsurgery #Rozbruch #aaos #liveyourbestlife @all4ortho #orthopedicsurgeon #hospitalforspecialsurgery #limblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limbdeformity @reifmd #SRobertRozbruchMD www.limblengthening.com www.hss.edu/limblengthening www.hss.edu/LSARC #hssLLCRS #HSSlimbLengthening
Troy had severe bicycle vs car trauma and bone defect that was treated successfully with bone transport. #growtharrest of the distal fibula and tibial growth plate led to ankle foot valgus. I treated this with #fibulalengthening and guided growth of the distal tibia. The ankle alignment and congruity improved dramatically. I see an integrated technique where I inserted screws and removed the fixator after the lengthening phase just 6 weeks. #hsskids #pediatricorthopedics #Rozbruch #aaos #llrs #orthopedicsurgery #liveyourbestlife @all4ortho #orthopedicsurgeon #hospitalforspecialsurgery #limblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limbdeformity @reifmd #SRobertRozbruchMD www.limblengthening.com www.hss.edu/limblengthening www.hss.edu/LSARC #hssLLCRS #HSSlimbLengthening
Brian with a very short tibia got a custom made implant to fit shape of his bone. More rotational stability and surface area contact for Osseointegration #osseointegrationlimbreplacement #osseointegrationgroup #OPLimplant #osseointegrationsurgery #ALMimplant #ALMorthoimplant @almorthoinc https://www.hss.edu/osseointegration-limb-replacement.asp #osseointegration #amputationsurgery #amputee #cyborgsworld @cyborgsworld #amputeelife #amputeestrong #amputation #osseointegrationUSA www.osseointegrationUSA.com #prostheticlimb #prostheticleg #prostheticsandorthotics #limbreplacementsurgery #Rozbruch #aaos #llrs #orthopedicsurgery #liveyourbestlife @all4ortho #orthopedicsurgeon #hospitalforspecialsurgery #limblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limbdeformity @reifmd #SRobertRozbruchMD www.limblengthening.com www.hss.edu/limblengthening www.hss.edu/LSARC #hssLLCRS #HSSlimbLengthening
