What is limb extension operation?

Lipive extension surgery is a relatively new type of surgery performed since the end of the 80s. The operation is mainly performed for correction of differences between the limbs. Surgery was also used, with some controversy, radically changing the height of people born with a dwarf. It includes a procedure called osteotomy in which the bones that require an extension are cut. This is usually done on the lower or upper leg and the device is fixed internally or externally for limb stabilization. Anesthesia is used during operation to remove any pain. This promotes a new growth where cutting has occurred. The extension is achieved by causing new bone tissue to continue to grow by adjusting stabilization devices to length. The equipment can be modified up to four times a day, up to a total of 1 millimeter daily. The pins can be constantly adjusted until the desired length is achieved.

The next step in the limb extension surgery is to allow the bone to connect and heal. The patient will be able to start walking on the limbs using crutches. Gradually, the patient should gradually find out that he can bring more weight to the treated areas and walk without help. Using an X -ray beam, the surgeon can confirm that the bones have set correctly. Operation of limb extension usually requires a hospital stay for about two days.

Lipive extension surgery can also be used to treat bones in arms. People who were born with different limb lengths had this operation successfully performed. Other candidates for surgery are people who may require limb amputation due to lack of sufficient bone tissue. The success rate of the extension of the limb is around 95%and surgical complications are rare.

There was some controversy with the procedure for extending the limbs when it was carried out in people born with a dwarf. Although this type of surgery isRare procedure seems to have been directed to the media attention. Some people who have a dwarf believe that surgery should not be performed because the dwarf is a genetic, not a health problem.

others think that although surgeons claim that the operation of limb extension is painless and relatively without risk, it may not be. Some argue that a device embedded in a foot can cause nerve damage. There may also be bone paralysis and there is a risk that fat embolism is released into the bloodstream.

Because the limb extension surgery is a very new type of surgery, new development is often achieved. The fully implantable internal device has just been approved. This should eradicate the need for external fixation devices, which can be very useful when the operation of the limbs is uncomplicated.