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Pediatrics | Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD)

The Orthobullets Podcast

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The Best Method to Measure a Limb Like Diskrepancy in a Knee Fonction Contractor

An 11 year old boy who is in the 70 fifth per centile for height, has a limb like discrepancy that is primarily in the femur. The correct answer to this question is two, appropriately timed epiphysiodesis of the longer leg. Limb lengthening, due to the high complication rate scarring and need to use an external fixiter, is typically reserved for larger limb like discrepancies. A 14 year old boy undergoes application of a circular frame with tibial and fibular osteotomy for gradual limb lengthening. He initiates the lengthening seven days after surgery. On the ninth day of lengthening, he is seen in the emergency department after feeling a pop

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