Orthopedic & Muscular System: Current Research
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Limb Reconstruction

Limb lengthening and reconstruction techniques are used to replace missing bone and to lengthen and straighten deformed bone segments of legs and arms in both children and adults. It is a subspecialty of orthopedic surgery, which deals with the treatment of complications after injury and the correction of limb deformity including limb lengthening. Patients who opt for Limb reconstruction comprise those having non-healing fractures, post-traumatic deformities, bone infection, congenital pediatric deformities, shortening of limb, bone tumours and osteomyelitis (bone infection)