Dr. Brinker has performed more than 1,000 Ilizarov surgeries

Dr. Brinker has treated more than 1,200 fracture nonunions

Dr. Brinker has corrected more than 400 skeletal deformities

Dr. Brinker has treated more than 250 cases with bone infection

Limb Lengthening: Femur

 

Presenting

This 34 year old man had severely fractured both of his femurs while living in Mexico. Upon referral to Dr. Brinker's  office 14 months after injury and surgical treatment in Mexico, his left femur was 6 inches shorter than his right, preventing him from walking and working.

Treatment in Progress

This x-ray taken during treatment shows the Ilizarov external fixator in place with the femur being gradually lengthened over and intramedullary nail.


Result After Treatment by Dr. Brinker

This photograph and x-ray taken after Ilizarov treatment with lengthening over a nail show that the left leg is now equal in length to the right. The patient walks without assistance and has returned to work in Mexico.

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1. Clavicle
2. Shoulder
3. Humerous
4. Elbow
5. Forearm
6. Wrist
7. Hip
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10. Tibia
11. Ankle