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Limb Length Discrepancy
Cosmetic Limb Lengthening
Congenital Lower Limb Problems
Congenital Upper Limb Problems
Ulnar Club Hand and Ulnar Dysplasia
Other Pediatric Lower Limb Length and Deformity Problems (Developmental)
Other Pediatric Upper Limb Length Discrepancy and Deformity
Tumor-like conditions
Dwarfism and Skeletal Dysplasias
(18 pages)
Foot Deformities
Other foot & ankle deformities
Post-traumatic Deformities
Joint Preservation Treatment to treat or prevent arthritis
Other Websites/Links of Interest
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All illustrations in the powerpoint presentations and videos were created by Joy Marlowe at the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics.
This website is still under development: If you do not see the orthopedic topic you are looking for kindly check back.
Limb Length Discrepancy
 | Causes |
 | Biology of Limb Lengthening: video presentation |
| Prediction |
| Treatment Methods |
| Limb Lengthening Methods: video presentation |
| Stature Lengthening, Skeletal Dysplasia: PDF(22 pages) |
| REHABILITATION of the Ilizarov Patient: PDF(4 pages) |
| Ilizarov Technology: PDF (41 pages) |
| Deformity Correction by the Ilizarov Technique: PDF (64 pages) |
Cosmetic Limb Lengthening
| Cosmetic Stature Lengthening: webpage written information |
Congenital Lower Limb Problems
| Congenital Femoral Deficiency |
| Lengthening Reconstruction Surgery for Congenital Femoral Deficiency: PDF (1)(36 pages) |
| Lengthening Reconstruction Surgery for Congenital Femoral Deficiency: PDF (2)(20 pages) |
| Congenital Femoral Deficiency: video presentation |
| Fibular Hemimelia |
| Limb Reconstruction Surgery for Fibular Hemimelia: PDF (34 pages) |
| Fibular Hemimelia: lengthening reconstruction surgery: video presentation |
| Tibial Hemimelia |
| Congenital pseudarthrosis |
| Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia: webpage written information |
| Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia: video presentation |
| Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia: PDF (9 pages) |
| Hemihypertrophy |
| Posteromedial Bowing of Tibia |
Congenital Upper Limb Problems
| Radial Club Hand and TAR Syndrome |
| Ulnarization for Radial Clubhand: video presentation |
Ulnar Club Hand and Ulnar Dysplasia
| Madelung’s Deformity |
| Syndactaly |
| Absent Thumb |
| Lengthening and Deformity Correction in the Upper Extremities: PDF (55 pages) |
Other Pediatric Lower Limb Length and Deformity Problems (Developmental)
| Neonatal Sepsis |
| Post-traumatic Growth Arrest |
| Blount’s Disease |
| Perthes' Disease |
| Perthes' Disease: webpage written information |
| Perthes: Hip Distraction Treatment: video presentation |
| Perthes-AVN- Femoral Head Reshaping: video presentation |
Other Pediatric Upper Limb Length Discrepancy and Deformity
| Growth arrest |
| Neonatal Sepsis |
Tumor-like conditions
| Ollier’s Disease |
| Multiple Hereditary Exostsoes |
| Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (Osteochondromas): webpage written information |
| Multiple Hereditary Exostoses of the Forearm: video presentation |
| More information concerning MHE check the MHE Research Foundation website |
| Fibrous Dysplasia |
| Neurofibromatosis |
Dwarfism and Skeletal Dysplasias
| Achondroplasia and Hypochondroplasia |
| PALEY Methods for Extensive Limb Lengthening for Achondroplasia: video presentation |
| Methods and Strategies in Limb Lengthening and Realignment for Skeletal Dysplasia: PDF |
| Within Rachael's Reach by Esther Whitehead PDF (A story poem) |
| Sponylo-epiphyseal Dysplasia |
| Pseudo-achondroplasia |
| Diastrophic Dwarfism |
| Russell Silver Syndrome |
Foot Deformities
| Brachymetatarsia |
| Clubfoot |
| Rocker-bottom Foot |
| Principles of Foot Deformity Correction: Ilizarov Technique: PDF (39 pages) |
Other foot & ankle deformities
| Fractures of the Calcaneus: PDF (31 pages) |
| Charcot Neuoarthropathy of the Foot and Ankle: PDF(12 pages) |
| Temporary hemiepiphyseal arrest using a screw and plate device to treat knee and ankle | |
| deformities in children: a preliminary report: PDF(11 pages) |
Post-traumatic Deformities
| Malunions |
| Nonunions |
| Osteomyelitis |
Joint Preservation Treatment to treat or prevent arthritis
| Hip |
| Knee |
| Principles of Correction for Monocompartmental Arthritis of the Knee: PDF (25 pages) |
| Ankle |
Other Websites/Links of Interest
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Dror Paley, MD, FRCSC
Dror Paley, MD, FRCSC
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