Case study

34 year old lady with left femur valgus and LLD of the left leg

Patient:

34 year old lady

Diagnosis:

Left femur valgus and left leg LLD of 3.5cm
Patient is standing on a 3.5cm block under left leg

Treatment:

Retrograde PRECICE nailing of left femur with acute deformity correction (FAN). One week following surgery, the nail was used to do a gradual internal lengthening to correct the rest of the length.

Results:

Great alignment and equal leg lengths

PATIENT'S CONDITION

Condition

Genu valgum

Condition

Limb Length Discrepancy

PERFORMED PROCEDURES

Procedure

Gradual Deformity Correction with Internal Fixation

Procedure

Acute Deformity Correction

Highly specialized expert care at CLLC

At the Canadian Limb Lengthening Centre we offer complex deformity correction and limb lengthening surgeries performed by experienced surgeons with the most up to date technologies. When it comes to your care, and treatment of deformity and limb length discrepancy, our surgeons have extensive training and experience.

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