|
|
| |
|
Headlines:
|
 |
|
| |
Doctors Lounge - Surgery Answers
"The information
provided on www.doctorslounge.com is designed to support, not
replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site
visitor and his/her physician."
Back to Surgery Answers List
| gfdgds
- Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:42 am |
|
Is it possible to get limb shortening surgery if you don't have leg length discrepancy? Where could you get it done at?
|
| Dr.M.Aroon kamath
- Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:05 am |
|
 Hi,
Limb shortening or limb lengthening surgery are generally done for leg-length inequality.Shortening is the procedure of choice for the correction of minor or moderate leg-length inequality in adults of reasonable total height.
Sometimes, lengthening of the other limb may also be undertaken simultaneously.
There have been reports of bilateral lower limb shortening surgery performed for tall stature.
I am not aware of the centers which are routinely performing bilateral limb shortening.Best wishes!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are you a Doctor, Pharmacist, PA or a Nurse?
Join the Doctors Lounge online medical community
-
Editorial activities: Publish, peer review, edit
online articles.
-
Ask a Doctor Teams: Respond to patient questions and
discuss challenging presentations with other members.
Doctors Lounge Membership
Application |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
