Problems with growth of bony extremities
There are many problems or deformities that affect the structure of the skeletal system in the upper or lower extremities, and these problems can affect part of the limb or the entire limb, and these problems are usually present in a congenital form, and they can occur in more than One limb since birth, and some diseases or traumatic injuries can lead to a defect in the growth of the bones, which leads to problems related to the growth of the limbs, and therefore the defect in the growth of the limbs is divided into congenital and acquired, and among the problems that this case carries is the short length of one of the limbs From his counterpart, so this article will talk about ways to lengthen the bones, and the period that follows this operation will also be covered.
Methods of lengthening bones
Surgeons often perform a special operation in order to lengthen or correct the course of the bone, in order to improve its work and allow the body to return to its basic symmetry, and in order to achieve this, an external or internal metal device is applied, as this device moves the bone pieces in a fashion It is slow, and either of these two devices can be applied according to the approved bone lengthening methods, and the external device is known as the external fixation device, which is a group of metal rings that surround the end from the outside, and these rings are tied with metal supports, and the bones are attached to the rings using strong metal screws, The patient manually adjusts the stents to lengthen the bone by about one millimeter per day.
As for the internal device for lengthening the bones, which is known as the rod inside the bone marrow, it is a rod that can be controlled magnetically and can be lengthened, and it is placed through the hollow part of the bone pieces, and this device does not appear clearly on the skin from the outside, and the doctor uses an electrical control device In order to direct the penis to increase in length about one millimeter per day, [2] there are some abnormalities that can be corrected all at the same time during the surgery, and they are fixed using plates or rods. The patient and his location.
The period after the bone lengthening process
After talking about ways to lengthen the bones with external and internal devices, it is possible to talk about the matters that the patient should expect after the operation, as the patient usually spends several days in the hospital after the procedure, and usually he needs several visits to the supervising doctor in order to properly adjust the length of the device. The time during which the device continues to be placed and used according to the patient''s need of orthopedic lengthening, and it is also necessary to adhere to physical therapy after the procedure in order to maintain the normal range of motion, in addition to special care for the screws or nails that hold the device, in order to prevent the occurrence of Infection or inflammation, and the time it takes for the bone to recover depends on the amount of lengthening the bone, so every one centimeter of lengthening requires about 36 days of recovery.
