Case Reports : Lengthening and Reconstruction of Congenital Leg Deficiencies for Enhanced Prosthetic Wear

Nazzar Tellisi MD, Austin T. Fragomen MD, Svetlana Ilizarov MD, S. Robert Rozbruch MD
Case Report
Volume 466, Issue 2 / February , 2008

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Abstract

Congenital limb deficiencies with severe shortening and/or deformity can be difficult to fit with a prosthesis. We report two patients in whom gradual lengthening and deformity correction with the Ilizarov/Taylor spatial frame™ was used to improve prosthesis fit, comfort, and gait.

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