Case studies
The case studies show patients who have been treated by Professor Baumgart at ZEM-Germany.
Congenital leg shortening
Congenital leg shortening
A 12-year-old patient had a congenital shortening of the thigh of more than 4 cm in combination with a valgus deformity (knock-knee).
Congenital leg shortening #2
Congenital leg shortening #2
A 16-year-old female patient had a congenital shortening of 5.5 cm at the end of leg growth, affecting both upper and lower legs.
Shortening of the leg after trauma
Shortening of the leg after trauma
A 26-year-old patient sustained an open lower leg fracture in a motorbike accident.
Leg shortening due to accident # 2
Leg shortening due to accident # 2
A 27-year-old female patient suffered a femur fracture at the age of 12.
Leg shortening due to disease
Leg shortening due to disease
A 17-year-old female patient after poliomyelitis in childhood developed severe complications following a complication-prone treatment with a ring fixator abroad.
Congenital arm shortening
Congenital arm shortening
The 42-year-old patient had a congenital upper arm shortening of almost 14 cm.
Achondroplasia
Achondroplasia
A 14-year-old female patient had disproportionate short stature with an initial height of 128 cm due to achondroplasia.
Hypochondroplasia
Hypochondroplasia
A 14-year-old female patient had a disproportionate short stature with an initial height of 132 cm as a consequence of a genetically proven hypochondroplasia.
Hip dislocation
Hip dislocation
A 28-year-old female patient with undiagnosed hip dysplasia developed a migration of the femoral head over years with increasing pain and a shortening of the leg. Despite her young age, an artificial hip joint was the only reasonable treatment option, but first the leg had to be brought into the correct position.
Osteosarcoma (bone tumor)
Osteosarcoma (bone tumor)
A 9-year-old patient was diagnosed with a high-grade malignant osteosarcoma in the left distal thigh. The left knee joint had to be removed. Despite the need for a tumor endoprosthesis, the boy has two legs of equal length again.
Cosmetic limb lengthening
Cosmetic limb lengthening
A 23-year-old patient felt too short with his height of 163 cm and wished to be 10 cm taller.
Toe lengthening
Toe lengthening
In a 42-year-old woman, bilateral toe shortening led to increasing discomfort.
Growth modulation
Congenital leg shortening #3
Congenital leg shortening #3
In a 40-year-old patient, a car accident resulted in a right femur fracture and shortening of 25 mm.
Congenital leg shortening #4
Congenital leg shortening #4
A 27-year-old patient had a growth-related leg length discrepancy that predominantly affected the thighs.
Bone defect
Bone defect
A 45-year-old patient had an open femur fracture with extensive soft tissue damage after severe polytrauma (train accident).
Blount's disease
Blount's disease
The patient first presented at 13 years of age with right-sided O-B adjustment that had been increasing for two years.
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