Perthes Disease, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics - E-Book (The Clinics: Orthopedics)

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When I pulled my leg out, I saw nothing attached past my left knee. Instantly, I saw myself as an amputee. Hospitalized for 3 months, I had 6 surgeries for stabilization, skin grafts after debridement, which is removal of bone fragments, soft tissue,…. What I write for you is not consent, it is a letter of introduction to the great men that have great efforts to serve humanity and bring hope to the lives of disabled people. I am Shahram from Iran. My second daughter was born in third of January , with congenital anomalies, Fibular Hemimelia, and the….

After years of right groin pain which was worsening in frequency and severity since my second pregnancy, I was seen by my local orthopedist and diagnosed with a tear of the right labrum. Maya was born in January She appeared to be a perfectly healthy baby. The middle toe of her left foot, however, struck my attention right from the start. It was thinner and smaller than the other toes.

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When I pointed this out in hospital I was told that this resulted from being cramped in…. Maja was born with right tibial hemimelia with a completely dislocated patella, total tibial aplasia, duplication of femoral condyle, dislocated foot and ankle in equinovarus, and two-toed foot.

The other leg is completely normal. We knew of the birth defect…. Our little girl was diagnosed with Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency when she was born. Paley when she was nine months old and he put our fears to rest! He immediately had a game plan in place and assured us he could help our daughter. She had a hip and knee surgery with him…. Saving every article and pamphlet she could…. Our daughter, Kelly, was born with Fibular Hemimelia. We were told by numerous orthopedic surgeons that we should amputate her right leg at the knee.

We were lucky enough to meet with Dr. Dror Paley, and now, 17 years later, we have made the journey through several limb lengthening and deformity correction procedures. Our daughter, Kaitlyn, was diagnosed with MHE at 2 years old. We had her pediatrician order an X-Ray and a sonogram.

The results came back: I was born in Mexico City and I am currently a 17 year-old student graduating from high school. I was born with a congenital birth defect. My left leg was slightly shorter than my right leg. My parents sought help immediately after they noticed there was something wrong with me. After doing their research, I….

Paley,I know it's been many years since I've seen you face-to-face but I do remember that you are the man who helped me to walk. I wanted to personally thank you for making a normal life possible for me. Thank you so much for the knowledge and skill that you invested into my leg to…. In October , John Thomas was diagnosed with Perthes. We sought a second opinion from Dr. John Thomas had the core decompression procedure in Feb.

We were told by a local surgeon that amputation of his right leg and wearing a prosthetic was his only option. Well, his options expanded tremendously when we found Dr. Paley with the click of a computer mouse. Paley is a genius,…. From the moment we knew there was a problem in the womb, we began praying that God would instantly and miraculously heal our baby girl; and for….

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Harper was born with a rare orthopedic condition, fibular hemimelia. Her left leg is shorter than her right, with most of the discrepancy in her tibia, but also some in the femur. Her predicted discrepancy at maturity is 15 cm.

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In addition to limb length discrepancy, she was born with foot and ankle deformity. I can only say good things about our experience with the Paley Institute. When Haley was six weeks old, the Shriners wanted to amputate her leg. Paley and he looked at her and said with no…. Looking Back on 25 Years from Uhuru PeakSeptember 28, The sun was bright, the sky was blue and the air was cold as I looked down from Uhuru peak, the highest point in Africa.

The summit was crowded and I was tired so it was hard to reflect on the meaning of it all, but…. We started our relationship with the Paley Institute when Evan was less than 1 year old. It started with an exploratory email to Dr. Paley while he was lecturing in Europe. When our son Ethan was born, we were filled with joy. We had a tough pregnancy and just seeing his face healthy and strong filled us with excitement.

Prior to being discharged, his pediatrician diagnosis was Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency short right femur and advised us to go see an orthopedic surgeon at Scottish Rite…. At the age of 20 she has endured over 52 surgeries. At the age of one, she had her second heart surgery; post operatively, she went into blood pressure arrest followed by cardiac arrest.

Emma's Letter Dear Dr. Paley, No words can explain how thankful I am for everything you have done for me. The 16 inches you have given me in my legs and the 4 inches you have given me in my arms will help me live the rest of my life independently. Without you, I would…. Emma has been a patient of Dr. Robbins since she was five.

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We were referred to him by Dr. Purvis after she suffered osteomyelitis in her tibia arresting her growth plate at 4 years of age. Robbins led us down this crazy road of lengthening and introduced us to the fixator. Feldman literally saved my life. He saved my ability to do everything I need and want to without having to worry about the future.

I loved to run, but I started to have pain in my groin and hip when I ran long distances. Our son Dylan, who is now 15, was first diagnosed with MHE at age 5. We noticed a large bump on his knee that was not going away but getting bigger in size. Since that time we have seen 4 different pediatric orthopedic surgeons in the greater Richmond area who provided the same response…. My legs and feet were tangled up together.

My legs, feet, arms and hands had tight joints. The problem is called Arthrogryposis. My Mom and Dad were very worried when I was born. They did not know if I would stand, walk,…. Demi was featured in an article in the Palm Beach Post. We discovered our daughter Demi had a problem with her right leg 18 weeks into the pregnancy during a routine scan. After multiple ongoing scans doctors were unable to provide a definitive diagnosis, we were told it could be anything from a single missing bone….

This was the last leg in what was to earn me the Triple Crown of high adventure in…. Our daughter Caroline is a miracle. She has defied every odd since the day of her birth. She is courageous, resilient, strong, tough, determined. She was born premature and still, unable…. Even though the discrepancy in my leg lengths was just over a half inch, I chose to lengthen my short leg to achieve symmetry. In my case, the cost was well worth the effort. The short leg was creating scoliosis in my spine, which led to a number of physical problems, slowing me down and….

In March, my 8 year old son was diagnosed with Perthes Disease and referred to a specialist to plan his treatment. At the time, I had no idea what that meant. After 2 conflicting opinions about the course of treatment for my son, I reached out to his pediatrician for guidance. Charge Syndrome is very rare. It is caused by a genetic anomaly.

Baylee has Coloboma of both eyes, She has had surgery for mal rotation of her intestines and an appendectomy at one day old, she is profoundly deaf in both ears, she has an absent right…. We were completely devastated when we took our son Axel, 4 days old to Doctor David Feldman. When he was born, the Pediatrician told us straight that she had never seen a case like this before. What we only knew was that he had severe bilateral clubfeet and what we could all see was that….

Ashley is 13 years old. This past summer she hiked 7. The day we met Dr. Paley I knew Apollonia would keep her leg. This story is likely just one of many that you will hear, but for our Italian-Canadian family living in Ottawa, Canada, it is a cherished one. When our daughter Apollonia was born with…. Right before my fourth birthday in , I was diagnosed with bilateral Perthes Diseases. I can remember the agonizing pain when I tried to walk or simply stand. I was unable to…. I am Anna, a Polish 3 year-old girl. My parents were shocked when they had been told that in first year of my life the leg would be broken and never united by itself.

That happened very quickly…. Angelica we call her Jay fell out of a window in our country house on the outskirts of Milan, Italy from a height of nine meters on the 3rd of March, She had just turned three. Jay survived, but had multiple fractures at her pelvis and the neck of the femur.

When our daughter Alisa was born in with congenital short hip deformity, we were in shock. Aiden was born on May 12, , He was born with Congenital Femur Deficiency; which such diagnostics we did not know of until we met Doctor Dror Paley. This absurd conclusion was not what we wanted to hear; therefore we continued our desperate search.

Our search went on…. I want to share a human story. In this convulsed world of ours things happen that teach us that love and happiness have not disappeared and that we must never lose faith that wonderful and generous people will always be around. Andrea, my first granddaughter, was born on September 24th Four months before she was…. My mom discovered a bump on my left hand when I was 5. It took her more than 1 year to find a doctor who diagnosed me.

Since then I had 10 surgeries on my knees and arms 9…. I clearly remember the first day we found out that our perfect little girl had an issue with her leg. We were at one of our first few ultrasounds, where they were counting bones, fingers, toes, etc. Abigail, being our first child, we were not very sure exactly what we were looking at, but one….

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I was born with a combination of a congenital short femur and short tibia with absent fibula. In , I underwent a surgery in London, UK to stabilize my right hip joint, which was the immediate problem then. At the Feldman Spine Center we provide operative and non-operative treatments for any age group suffering from a Spinal Deformity, including Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Spondylolisthesis, and Spina Bifida.

Our focus is on minimally invasive procedures, combining advanced techniques with superior knowledge and a creative approach. We understand that every patient is unique and we offer patient-specific treatments tailored to each individual. Dror Paley is considered the most experienced limb lengthening surgeon in the world.

He has developed over new operative procedures for bone and soft-tissue reconstruction of congenital, developmental, and post-traumatic limb disorders. Paley has also reclassified many of the diagnoses he treats, shifting emphasis from amputation and prosthetic fitting to emphasizing reconstructive techniques.

Paley is the world's most experienced limb lengthening surgeon in the world for both stature lengthening and lengthening to treat limb length discrepancies. He has performed over 17, limb lengthening surgeries since Paley has an amazing track record of success, delivering results safely and reliably.

At the Paley Institute, we treat a variety of complicated congenital and acquired orthopedic conditions in children. The Hip Pain Center offers patients advanced comprehensive treatments, from expert physical therapy to stem cell injections from the patient's own body to minimally invasive surgery such as arthroscopy, to hip preserving surgeries such as femoral and periacetabular osteotomies, and finally, if needed, hip replacements. We have an on-site rehabilitation department here at the Paley Institute that exclusively treats our patients.

Your physician may recommend physical therapy as part of your treatment plan. Bradley Lamm specializes in advanced treatment techniques for foot and ankle deformities. He continues to advance the field of foot and ankle surgery with his innovative research efforts, which have focused on functional outcomes after surgery. Multiple Hereditary Exostoses is a rare bone disease that is characterized by growths of multiple osteochondromas - benign cartilage-capped bone tumors that grow outward from the growth plates of long bones.

Osteochondromas bud off the growth plates. We are very excited to announce that Dr. The Cartilage Repair Center is dedicated to the treatment of patients with cartilage damage, ranging from isolated cartilage defects to advanced arthritis. Our philosophy is to not only to repair the cartilage damageContinue reading "Cartilage Repair".

The Paley Institute offers coordinated, concierge care throughout all stages of treatment. Our entire staff of over 40 employees, including physicians, physician assistants, medical assistants, physical and occupational therapists, orthopedic technologists, and office staff, all work in one building: This allows our staff to communicate quickly and effectively, ensuring the highest level of coordinated care for each of our patients.

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