Cosmetic Limb Lengthening using Salamehfix1
Salamehfix 1
Salamehfix 1 is a hinged three-dimensional external fixation system designed to provide simultaneous smooth lengthening and correction of axial deviations while maintaining perfect alignment during the lengthening process.
The External Fixation Hinge System, SLDF, Salamehfix 1
Lengthening with Proper Alignment Maintenance
Advantages:
- Compact Size: The system’s different arc sizes conform to the leg’s shape, making it small and discreet enough to be hidden under pants.
- Three-Dimensional Fixation: The external fixator with hinges allows for stable fixation and the correction of axial deviations.
- Angle Deviation Correction: Special hinged devices make it easy to correct angular deviations.
- High Stability: Mixed wires and pins inserted at different angles and levels provide enhanced stability.
- Weight Bearing: Patients can walk without aid and bear full weight after surgery.
- Alignment Maintenance: Ensures proper alignment is maintained during the lengthening process.
- Joint Mobility: Allows free movement of the knee and ankle joints.
Cosmetic Lengthening:
- The system can achieve cosmetic lengthening up to 13 cm while correcting varus deformity.
The results before and after lengthening demonstrate the effectiveness of the system in achieving proper alignment and significant lengthening.
Cosmetic lengthening achieves lengthening up to 13 cm while correcting varus deformity.
We can observe the results in the images, demonstrating the condition before and after the lengthening procedure.
Lengthening up to 13 cm with bowing correction.
Lengthening up to 13 cm can lead to ballerina foot, necessitating fractional tendon lengthening. Here, we can see that the foot has already been corrected to the right position.
Possibility to minimize the fixator and maintain activities during treatment.
Cosmetic limb lengthening up to 8 cm is possible for a 57-year-old.
Here, on the third day after surgery, we can see full weight bearing. Before the removal, he is already taller, with fixators discreetly placed under his pants.
This is known by my international patients as “Big Ghassan,” who achieved 16.5 cm of lengthening in two separate steps. He underwent the second lengthening at the same site two years after the first.
This is a 27-year-old girl, on the third day after surgery. We can see her walking with weight bearing and how it’s easy for her to cross her legs and sit comfortably, as well as move with the fixators.
Before removal, she achieved 7.5 cm, the optimal lengthening for a girl. You can also see her standing on one leg. Additionally, the leg from behind is free of the fixator, with the fixator only in the front, which is very comfortable for sleeping and sitting.
Cosmetic limb lengthening in a 20-year-old girl resulted in an 8.5 cm increase, with full weight bearing. She experienced transient ballerina foot, which resolved with exercises. Girls often have better muscle stretching capability, and physiotherapy is highly effective for treating ballerina foot.