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:
Many of the patients I help have a formidable recovery process. It is part of the joy of choosing this specific specialty to provide support through the process. Surgeons never can care alone; these great experiences are routine only because every employee at @hspecialsurgery is also dedicated to patient care
Congratulations to our fellows Sarah and Mohammed on their graduation. I had the honor of delivering the Keynote address at the graduation. #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
Today’s featured patient is Ms M, a young woman who was struggling with short fourth toes, a condition called #brachymetatarsia . You can see here that the fourth metatarsal is not fitting the normal cascade of the toes, with the dotted line showing the deficit. She felt awkward walking and didn’t feel right in either of her feet. A common option is to use an external fixator to slowly lengthen the metatarsal, but this makes it difficult because a patient must adjust the fixator several times daily and cannot wear a regular shoe for several months. So instead, I inserted a bone graft from @stryker.orthopaedicinstruments which immediately provided the length she needed. This allowed her to walk on her feet the entire time her bones were healing. I have now removed the hardware stabilizing her bones and she feels much better in how she feels and also how she feels about herself!
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Mr M has a skin condition that causes frequent painful blisters. This condition unfortunately led to him having a right transfemoral amputation seven years ago. Since then he has been in a wheelchair, unable to use a socket prosthesis because it provokes his skin issue. I provided him with a short surgery to insert the #osseointegration implant through a very small skin opening. And now, two months later, you are seeing him get up and walk on his own for the first time in seven years!! He said these were the best days of his life since losing his leg! Thanks to @hkafedzic at #eschenprosthetics @waikwong_dpt
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I’ve had the privilege to take care of mother and daughter Antoinette and Sabrina over 25 years. Antoinette had a complex tibia fracture 25 years ago, followed by two hip replacements and a knee replacement. Her daughter sabrina was treated for bilateral tibia, external tibial torsion with rotational osteotomies. #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 #externaltibialtorsion
William at age 77 lost his mobility after an open fracture that resulted in an infected, draining, deformed #bonedefect damaged skin, and chronic pain. This is a bold new approach to get him back to his life quickly using Osseointegration Limb Replacement Surgery. This was an alternative to bone transport limb salvage which was also offered and extensively discussed. He is very satisfied at 6 months postop. #limbtrauma #Rozbruch #aaos #llrs #liveyourbestlife @all4ortho #orthopedicsurgeon #hospitalforspecialsurgery #limblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limbdeformity @reifmd #SRobertRozbruchMD www.limblengthening.com www.hss.edu/limblengthening www.hss.edu/LSARC #hssLLCRS #HSSlimbLengthening #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
Lucas from Iowa just 5 weeks postop femur #limblengtheningsurgery #precice nail. Will step up his weight bearing now #hsskids #pediatricorthopaedics #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
Ari had correction of #knockknees #knockkneecorrection On the right side, the mal alignment was from the femur and on the left side it was from the tibia. With use of opening and closing wedge osteotomies, I was able to improve leg length discrepancy as well. This improves aesthetics, body image, biomechanics and mobility now and into the future. #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
