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Introduction
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Dr. Elbatrawy started to do limb lengthening surgery since 1995.
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Untill the year of 2006, Dr. Elbatrawy lengthened succesfully more than 1000 patients.
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Many patients has pathological condition that need lengthening to equalize one limb to the contralateral normal one.
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Some short persons like to do the operation for cosmetic reasons.
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Many short stature persons did successfully lengthening procedures with Dr. Elbatrawy in his center: Cairo International Center for Limb lengthening and Reconstruction (www.cicllr.com) in Cairo. Some of them are from: USA, Australia, UK, Sweden, Turkey, Jordan, Yemen, Saudia, ……etc ).
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All doctor’s Elbatrawy patients are excellent references to him..
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Most of complications occur with limb lengthening are avoidable with an expert limb lengthening surgeon having good experience.
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Dr. Elbatrawy is a professional limb lengthening surgeon. He stopped doing regular orthopedic operations since 1997. Since this date he is doing only limb lengthening, deformity correction and complex intra and juxta – articular fractures management using external fixation and minimal invasive internal fixation.
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Most of patients like to keep their operation as a confidential matter. Dr. Elbatrawy repect patient wish to keep their operation confidential.
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For that reason, not too much photos will be available online in this web site, but many could be showed over Dr. Elbatrawy laptop in his center.
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Even patient’s photos here will not show the patient personality as his face will be covered.
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Dr. Elbatrawy does not mind to lengthen those patients once they meet the criteria for lengthening. Please referred to: short stature lengthening strategy.
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Dr. Elbatrawy like to help Achondroplastic dwarfs to achieve lengthening, so they can do better job and can do things that normal stature people can do. Up to 30 centimeters of lengthening could be achieved successfully in Achondroplasia or dwarfs.
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Different techniques for lengthening are available. Ilizarov ring fixator, Orthofix, Taylor Spatial frame and computer aided lengthening, LON or lengthening over nail and intramedullary lengthening as using ISKD or Fitbone are all available.
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Choosing the best method that fit with each patient depending’s upon patient needs, social and economic condition…etc.
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