Adding Length
By: Dr Sarbjit Singh
Adding length to 26 years old male
Pre
Op
36 years old male with 165cm and constitutional short stature
Post
Op
▪ Bilateral tibial
lengthening
▪ Ilizarov with
lengthening-over-nail
technique
▪ Lengthening at 1mm / day
Second
Op
▪ Tibial Intra-medullary nail distal locking
▪ Removal of Ilizarov frame and intra-medullary tibial nailing
Progress
The
Result
before
patient | surgeon
after
patient | surgeon
