Lengthening and reconstruction of congenital leg deficiencies for enhanced prosthetic wear.
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.
Tellisi
Nazzar
N
Institute for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Fragomen
Austin T
AT
Ilizarov
Svetlana
S
Rozbruch
S Robert
SR
D000328:Adult; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016474:Weight-Bearing