The aim of leg lengthening in achondroplastic people is to improve the function and appearance by increasing their height and improving proportion between trunk and lower limbs. Long-term advantages are gained from an improvement in axial alignment of the leg. A review of 33 achondroplastic patients found the aims of surgery had been fulfilled. Five years post-lengthening, all patients had full joint range of movement, normal muscle power, and decreased hyperlordosis, resulting in a reduction of the typical ‘waddling’ gait. Only a slight reduction in plantarflexion and inversion were found.
Functional and aesthetic result of leg lengthening in achondroplastic patients.
ALDEGHERI, ROBERTO;
1991
Abstract
The aim of leg lengthening in achondroplastic people is to improve the function and appearance by increasing their height and improving proportion between trunk and lower limbs. Long-term advantages are gained from an improvement in axial alignment of the leg. A review of 33 achondroplastic patients found the aims of surgery had been fulfilled. Five years post-lengthening, all patients had full joint range of movement, normal muscle power, and decreased hyperlordosis, resulting in a reduction of the typical ‘waddling’ gait. Only a slight reduction in plantarflexion and inversion were found.File in questo prodotto:
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