Our practice offers 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. Our surgeons 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. Our surgeons 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.
Limb Lengthening Conditions We Treat
We treat many conditions and deformities, including the following:
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Dr. Rozbruch named a specialist making change
Digital Journal declares “S. Robert Rozbruch, MD brings rare expertise to limb lengthening and reconstruction” in list of change makers.
Miserable Malalignment Recovery
HSS featured Dr. Rozbruch’s patient, Abby, in the “Back in the Game” series. Dr. Rozbruch performed an osteotomy on both her legs.
Dr. Rozbruch named to elite list of 15 surgeons
Dr. Rozbruch named to list of orthopedic surgeons who “are helping shape the future of musculoskeletal care…and…advancing the field.”
Watch interview with Dan, osseointegration patient.
Dan, a professional musician, describes his year long journey to better mobility through osseointegration with Dr. Rozbruch.
Limb Lengthening team publishes second edition of their world renown Case Atlas featuring almost 500 clinical cases:
This is a pretty good animation that shows the process of #leglengthening with #precicenail #limblengthening although our incisions are more much smaller and in most cases the nail goes inside the marrow cavity of the bone. #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limblengtheningreconstruction @all4ortho @limbdeformity @reifmd
Paul’s mobility has greatly improved after Osseointegration Limb Replacement Surgery. He had recurrent infections after TKR. #osseointegration #amputation #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limblengtheningreconstruction
Logan, an impressive young man is blind and autistic and is a brilliant pianist and huge fan of @andreabocelliofficial I performed a 5 cm #limblengtheningsurgery #precicenail #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limblengtheningreconstruction
Sarah was treated for 4 cm #leglengthdiscrepancy and #knockknee with precicenail #guidedgrowth #hsskids #hsslimblengthening Now all grown and an incredible volleyball player likely a future Olympian @hspecialsurgery @limblengtheningreconstruction @ellekashmedia
Great mobility and bone after #staturelengthening #precicenail was used and has been removed. Precice Max is here and allows improved mobility after surgery. #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limblengtheningreconstruction @ellekashmedia
