Our surgeons offer surgical treatments for the correction of upper and lower limb deformities, length discrepancies, and injuries in adults and children. We help individuals with orthopaedic problems due to trauma, birth defects, infections or bone tumors. We use the best tools available today including Precice® motorized magnetic lengthening and compression nails, automated hexapod external fixation, osseointegration limb reconstruction, patient specific anatomic plating, and more. These tools are combined with our surgeons’ expert surgical techniques to achieve the optimal results patients desire.
We perform arm and leg lengthening, limb malalignment correction, repair of bone non-unions, and treat hip, knee and ankle arthritis with distraction, fusion, or replacement. Along with limb length discrepancy, we correct genu valgum, commonly known as knock knee, and genu varum, or bowleg. We are experts at both limb salvage and amputation reconstruction. Whether patients are suffering from arthritis, genetic deformity, bone tumors, or the effects of a traumatic accident, the Limb Lengthening & Complex Reconstruction Service of Hospital for Special Surgery is ready to get them on the road to recovery and an improved quality of life.
Conditions We Treat
We treat many conditions and deformities, including the following:
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Dr. Rozbruch Meets Osseointegration Patient Post Surgery
Dr. Rozbruch’s patient Petra 17 months after femur osseointegration surgery shares her story.
Dr. Reif with Bilateral Femur Protection Patient
“He was turned away by multiple other surgeons who said there was nothing wrong! See how much better his gait becomes after correction.”
Dr. Hoellwarth Helps Limb Trauma Patient
“I proposed compressing the fracture, and we were able to remove the frame five months later with the bone healed!”
Dr. Fragomen Presents at BLRS Conference
“My keynote talks at the British Limb Reconstruction Society Conference on non-union repair, rotation, knock knee, and bowlegs created lively discussions.”
Limb Lengthening team publishes second edition of their world renown Case Atlas featuring almost 500 clinical cases:
This is an update for Mr M around 9 months from osseointegration. You can see him here walking around his apartment completely on his own. He has been able to return to #college and get to class independently. As a reminder, he sustained bilateral femur amputations and severe skin burns and a right femur #fracture . After extensive care his skin had healed, and we united his fracture using a @globusmedicalinc @precice_limb_lengthening #precice nail used in compression mode. I then provided him bilateral @osseointernational OPL femur osseointegration and @hkafedzic at @eschen_neops_po fit him with @ottobock @ottobock_northamerica #cleg and @proteorusa Rush Rogue 2 feet. This was his first day with the legs, six months ago. His determination and hard work has allowed him to achieve an incredible mobility and quality of life!
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#all4ortho #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening @hspecialsurgery #osseointegration #amputee #burn #collegelife #amputation
Ms J developed left ankle complex regional pain syndrome #crps after a prior surgery. Her pain was severe, she could not sleep well, and she could barely walk. She agreed she could no longer live this way and wanted osseointegration. Like our other CRPS patients, I marked her pain level prior to imaging to identify where she no longer had pain. Her prosthetic care was provided by Eric Schaffer at A Step Ahead Prosthetics @astepaheadprosthetics: Custom OI attachment clamp, with an Ossur Proflex foot. Here she is describing how her life has changed.
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#all4ortho #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening @hspecialsurgery #osseointegration #amputee #complexregionalpainsyndrome #complexregionalpainsyndromeawareness @ossur @ossur.us @osseointernational @astepaheadprosthetics
This guy is an absolute fighter! After serving his city as fire chief he was stricken with an infection that cost him both feet and hands. But he persevered and is back up and walking after 6 months in a wheelchair. We could all use a bit of #goodnews! #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening #orthopedics #osseointegratıon
