Candidates for Limb Lengthening & Limb Deformity Correction Surgery:

Adults and Children

Arm or Leg Length Differences
Bone or Joint Deformity
Motorized Internal Lengthening Nail
Bone Tumors

Congenital Deformities (birth defects)

Congenital Short Femur
Fibular Hemimelia
Hemiatrophy
Bone Dysplasia
Russell Silver Syndrome

After Trauma

Growth Plate Fractures Malunion
Nonunion
Shortening & Deformity
Bone Defects
Short Residual Limb After Amputation
Osseointegration Amputation Reconstruction

Knee

Bowleg (varus) Correction
Knock Knee (valgus) Correction
Joint Preservation and Realignment
Knee Distraction for Arthritis
Knee Fusion After Failed, Infected Total Knee Replacement

Foot and Ankle

Joint Preservation and Realignment
Ankle Distraction for Arthritis
Subtalar Joint Distraction for Arthritis
Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction
Complex Ankle Fusion for Deformity and Bone Loss
Metatarsal Lengthening

Upper Extremity

Short Humerus (upper arm)
Forearm and Wrist Deformity Correction
Metacarpal Lengthening

After Infection

Osteomyelitis - Bone Infection

After Tumor

Bone defects
Nonunions and Deformity
Leg Length Discrepancy

Short Stature

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Dwarfism
Bone Dysplasia
Constitutional Short Stature