Is limb lengthening still primarily based on the Ilizarov technique? I had my right tibia and femur and left tibia lengthened when I was in my tweens in the mid-90’s, and my surgeon was said to be following the Ilizarov technique. (BTW, I was born without fibulae!)
My adult height without the surgeries would have been 4’10”, but with them it’s 5’2” — still very short for a man, but better than it would have been otherwise.
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Is limb lengthening still primarily based on the Ilizarov technique? I had my right tibia and femur and left tibia lengthened when I was in my tweens in the mid-90’s, and my surgeon was said to be following the Ilizarov technique. (BTW, I was born without fibulae!)
My adult height without the surgeries would have been 4’10”, but with them it’s 5’2” — still very short for a man, but better than it would have been otherwise.
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