title: Calf augmentation--a preliminary report.
abstract: An operative procedure has been devised to increase the size of the calf of the leg. This method may be valuable in patients who have thin, spindly legs or disparity of leg size due to previous poliomyelitis infection. The first series of patients on whom the procedure has been carried out, and the complications encountered, are discussed. I wish to emphasize that this is a new procedure and that the best implant has not yet been found.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers