Our practice offers 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. Our surgeons 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. Our surgeons 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.
Limb Lengthening Conditions We Treat
We treat many conditions and deformities, including the following:
Watch, Read, Learn
Watch interview with Dan, osseointegration patient.
Dan, a professional musician, describes his year long journey to better mobility through osseointegration with Dr. Rozbruch.
OsseointegrationPatient Story: Mary Koch
“It is amazing to be without a wheelchair. My day-to-day life is so much different. I even went to an amusement park with my family.”
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:
Celebrating HSS @hspecialsurgery my work home for the last 35 years starting as an orthopedic surgery resident in the 1991 at age 25. #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening @limbdeformity
Mr O is an older man who had a knee fusion to manage a motorcycle accident. He was having pain and frustrated that it had been draining for 7 years. Other doctors recommended amputation, but I felt it was worth seeing what would happen by simply removing the hardware and injecting bone paste first. His drainage has stopped, and he is so much happier!
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#all4ortho #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening @hspecialsurgery #limbtrauma
Nicole from Texas 4 years post Osseointegration Limb Replacement Surgery #amputee #amputation #osseointegration #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening @hspecialsurgery @limblengtheningreconstruction
We had the second annual Osseointegration limb replacement course at HSS yesterday with over 100 participants. It was a great day of teaching and learning among physicians Prosthetists and physical therapists. #amputee #osseointegration #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening #amputation @hspecialsurgery @limblengtheningreconstruction there was a lot of discussion about bone anchored prosthetics of the lower and upper extremities with the goal of improving, the lives of our amputee and chronic dysfunctional limb patients. @all4ortho @reifmd
Chadwick just 3 months after #osteotomy to correct his right #knockknee and LLD. he gained length and Is aligned. Notice how improved his gait and mechanics and body image are at just 3 months Postop. This will most likely prevent need for TKR in his future. #hsslimblengthening #hssllcrs #knockknees @limblengtheningreconstruction @hspecialsurgery @usherglanzer
Great day for our Limb Lengthening team to enjoy time together. Thanks for hosting Frag! #hssllcrs #hsslimblengthening
