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Is Further Surgery Recommended For The Knee Muscle Problem?
hello doctor i was attacted by polio at the age of 2..i ve problem in my left leg..may be problem in the knee muscles as doctors said so..i had a surgery as well @ the age of 9..but no improvement..now i m 23..my left leg is 1/2 shorter than the right one..can i do any surgery further? if i can then where would be preferable?
Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Hello,
It looks that you are having shortening at your left leg. Such problem lead to difficulty in walking as well as pain at your back due to increase work of muscle at one side of spine. You will be happy to know that such shortening is correctable. In this advanced era this may be corrected with help of Ilizarov surgery.
Although this needs a thorough clinical examination, your orthopedic surgeon is best judge for it.The best center in world is in Russia for this.But in India there are various places like AIIMS. Most of the metro city hospitals, medical colleges and various other hospital where such type of surgery is performed.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
It looks that you are having shortening at your left leg. Such problem lead to difficulty in walking as well as pain at your back due to increase work of muscle at one side of spine. You will be happy to know that such shortening is correctable. In this advanced era this may be corrected with help of Ilizarov surgery.
Although this needs a thorough clinical examination, your orthopedic surgeon is best judge for it.The best center in world is in Russia for this.But in India there are various places like AIIMS. Most of the metro city hospitals, medical colleges and various other hospital where such type of surgery is performed.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
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