Small LLD correction with Dr. Rozbruch

Hi Guys

I am 34 years old, male, 82 kg, athletic.

My Right leg is shorter than my left leg by 10 mm resulting in imbalance and back pain. this 10 mm is distributed in femur, tibia and ankle after a surgery done since 10 years ago. Since that time i am sending my shoes to an orthopedic shoe lift center to modify all my shoes by cutting the sole and inserting a full lift of the amount needed to be able to walk and doing sports with good balance and without limping and back pain. I decided to get rid of this solution as the lift is noticeable and the shoes becomes very inflexible and not all shoes can be modified.

Because 10 mm is a small discrepancy yet affecting my life, I visited many of the top notch doctors in this field and i decided to correct this discrepancy via surgery with Dr. Rozbruch in HSS.

My surgery is in 2 weeks and i ll be treated with "femur lengthening precise nail 2" and hopefully with STRYDE if it will available before the surgery date.

I need the help of precise nail 2 patients (femur lengthening):

1- the surgery itself is painful ?
2- stiffness, nerves issue, or any other complications for 10 mm lengthening ?
3- back to normal life and sports after full recovery ?

I will also share my experience with u because i know many people has a small discrepancy and they suffer a lot from it and need a permanent solution other than inserting insoles and modifying soles.

i have around a 10 mm difference too. (my right leg is shorter)
was this procedure covered by insurance?

also you should have no problem returning back to normal and you should have no nerve issues, stiffness, etc for only a 1 cm lengthening

Thank you, Hamza, for deciding to share your experience. There are many others in your situation who'll benefit from it.

I wish you the best of luck with everything concerning your limb length discrepancy's correction.

Hopefully this forum will get its first Stryde diary.
Good luck

MirinHeight,

yes it is covered but not 100%, they covered around 80% in my case.

do u use full lift insole, external shoe modification or u r fine without any correction ? I always use full lift because just adding a heel lift does not give me the balance i want.

Hamza, can I ask when you did first get the discrepancy precisely measured?

I'm assuming that was necessary for insurance to cover it.

Quote from: myloginacc on August 12, 2018, 03:37:39 PMHamza, can I ask when you did first get the discrepancy precisely measured?

I'm assuming that was necessary for insurance to cover it.

Since approximately 10 years ago and before doing my cavus foot surgery (high arch foot) in both legs.
They knew that i had 6 mm difference (5 in femur, 1 mm in tibia) and after the surgery i gained 4 more mm's in ankle so i end up having 10 mm difference and i started having noticeable imbalance and back pain when doing sports like football and squat in gym.

Do u have any discrepancy ? or aiming for texture lengthening ?

Quote from: Hamza on August 12, 2018, 04:38:48 PMSince approximately 10 years ago and before doing my cavus foot surgery (high arch foot) in both legs.
They knew that i had 6 mm difference (5 in femur, 1 mm in tibia) and after the surgery i gained 4 more mm's in ankle so i end up having 10 mm difference and i started having noticeable imbalance and back pain when doing sports like football and squat in gym.

Do u have any discrepancy ? or aiming for texture lengthening ?

I'm looking to get confirmation (or not) on whether I have any significant LLD by an orthopedist. I have obvious scoliosis. I'm measurably taller standing on one leg than on the other. But that could be due to other reasons, too. I will be getting it checked.

Quote from: myloginacc on August 12, 2018, 06:30:49 PMI'm looking to get confirmation (or not) on whether I have any significant LLD by an orthopedist. I have obvious scoliosis. I'm measurably taller standing on one leg than on the other. But that could be due to other reasons, too. I will be getting it checked.

Best of luck !!

For 1cm in tibias and femurs you need Stryde or any kind of internal LL nail?
Can't your doctor make a gap of 4-5mm in each bone and fix them with an internal nail (not for lengthening) and then have the bone consolidate slowly to bridge the gap?
I don't think that 4-5mm are so much to have a malunion.
Using 2 strydes for 1cm discrepancy (0.5mm in tibias and 0.5mm in femurs) is really too much imo.
After all it would be much easier and cheaper to shorten 1cm your other leg. It won't cause you amy problem and in less than a month you'll be completely ok.
I don't know any doctor using 2 internal LL nails just to fix 1cm discrepancy.