Case study

13 year old girl with rickets (underlying bone problem)

Patient:

13 year old girl

Diagnosis:

Hypophosphatemic rickets with severe genu varum (bowed legs).

Multi-planar deformities.

Treatment:

Combined correction using acute deformity correction with FAN in femurs and gradual correction double level tibial osteotomies.

The femur was fixed using fixator assisted femoral nailing.

The tibia was fixed using a double level Taylor Spatial Frame.

Results:

Pre-op and Post-op Images

PATIENT'S CONDITION

Condition

Genu varum

Condition

Skeletal dysplasias

PERFORMED PROCEDURES

Procedure

Gradual Deformity Correction with External 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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