Question 1

How is the before and after of stature lengthening (leg lengthening) measured?

Accepted Answer

Progress is measured on low-dose full-body EOS radiographs taken before surgery and at every follow-up: femur and tibia length in centimetres, mechanical axis in degrees, and leg-to-torso proportion. The headline figure is the total height gained per lengthening round.

Question 2

Is the result of stature lengthening (leg lengthening) permanent, and what cannot be guaranteed?

Accepted Answer

Bone lengthening is major surgery. Outcome and recovery time depend on bone quality, age, weight and how disciplined the patient is with rehabilitation, so identical results cannot be guaranteed. Results differ from person to person: bone-forming speed, age, weight, medical history and rehabilitation discipline all change both the timeline and the numbers achieved. The figures on this page are the general ranges the hospital publishes — not a guarantee and not an individual diagnosis. Only your own imaging can set your expected range. This site does not publish individual patient photographs. Ask the hospital directly at your consultation if you want to see comparison images or case radiographs.

Question 3

How is the before and after of lon (lengthening over nail) measured?

Accepted Answer

Each method is tracked with serial X-rays showing how fast new bone fills the distraction gap, how dense the regenerate is, and where the nail or fixator sits. The daily distraction rate is adjusted from those films rather than a fixed schedule.

Question 4

Is the result of lon (lengthening over nail) permanent, and what cannot be guaranteed?

Accepted Answer

Bone lengthening is major surgery. Outcome and recovery time depend on bone quality, age, weight and how disciplined the patient is with rehabilitation, so identical results cannot be guaranteed. Results differ from person to person: bone-forming speed, age, weight, medical history and rehabilitation discipline all change both the timeline and the numbers achieved. The figures on this page are the general ranges the hospital publishes — not a guarantee and not an individual diagnosis. Only your own imaging can set your expected range. This site does not publish individual patient photographs. Ask the hospital directly at your consultation if you want to see comparison images or case radiographs.

Question 5

How is the before and after of precice / stryde internal lengthening nail measured?

Accepted Answer

Each method is tracked with serial X-rays showing how fast new bone fills the distraction gap, how dense the regenerate is, and where the nail or fixator sits. The daily distraction rate is adjusted from those films rather than a fixed schedule.

Question 6

Is the result of precice / stryde internal lengthening nail permanent, and what cannot be guaranteed?

Accepted Answer

Bone lengthening is major surgery. Outcome and recovery time depend on bone quality, age, weight and how disciplined the patient is with rehabilitation, so identical results cannot be guaranteed. Results differ from person to person: bone-forming speed, age, weight, medical history and rehabilitation discipline all change both the timeline and the numbers achieved. The figures on this page are the general ranges the hospital publishes — not a guarantee and not an individual diagnosis. Only your own imaging can set your expected range. This site does not publish individual patient photographs. Ask the hospital directly at your consultation if you want to see comparison images or case radiographs.

Question 7

How is the before and after of latn (lengthening and then nailing) measured?

Accepted Answer

Each method is tracked with serial X-rays showing how fast new bone fills the distraction gap, how dense the regenerate is, and where the nail or fixator sits. The daily distraction rate is adjusted from those films rather than a fixed schedule.

Question 8

Is the result of latn (lengthening and then nailing) permanent, and what cannot be guaranteed?

Accepted Answer

Bone lengthening is major surgery. Outcome and recovery time depend on bone quality, age, weight and how disciplined the patient is with rehabilitation, so identical results cannot be guaranteed. Results differ from person to person: bone-forming speed, age, weight, medical history and rehabilitation discipline all change both the timeline and the numbers achieved. The figures on this page are the general ranges the hospital publishes — not a guarantee and not an individual diagnosis. Only your own imaging can set your expected range. This site does not publish individual patient photographs. Ask the hospital directly at your consultation if you want to see comparison images or case radiographs.

Before & after outcomes by procedure — Dr. Donghoon (DALRI)

Limb lengthening

Lengthening methods

Deformity correction

Re-operation