Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas

Consisting of case studies contributed by both domestic and international leaders in the field, this second edition of Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction: A Case-Based Atlas remains an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons and researchers and practitioners of limb lengthening, deformity correction and the Ilizarov method. Comprehensive yet accessible, it is sensibly divided into dedicated sections on pediatrics, foot and ankle, trauma and post-traumatic reconstruction, adult deformity, tumor and upper extremity interventions. Each of the more than 450 unique cases includes color photographs and radiographs from before, during and after surgery, and follow a consistent chapter structure that outlines a brief clinical history of the case, preoperative problem list, treatment strategy, basic principles, technical pearls and how to avoid and manage complications and subsequent problems. Suggested readings round out each case. A comprehensive presentation of techniques is featured, including external fixation, internal fixation, combination approaches, fully implantable limb lengthening nails, various techniques of bone transport for skeletal defects, and osseointegration limb replacement surgery. This case-based approach is a time-tested, efficient and thorough way to learn this exciting new frontier in orthopedic surgery.

Dr. Rozbruch is Chief of the Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service and Director of the Osseointegration Limb Replacement Center at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is a Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, and is a member of several national medical societies including fellowship in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and ASAMI ― The Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Society of which he was President (2012-2013). He has presented his clinical and research works at numerous national and international medical meetings and has authored over 200 articles in medical journals and chapters in orthopedic textbooks. He edited two authoritative textbooks on limb lengthening and reconstruction. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1985, and he attended Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, from which he graduated with honors in research in 1990. Residency training at Hospital for Special Surgery in orthopedic surgery (1991-1995) was followed by two fellowships. He did specialized training in Trauma as an AO fellow at the University of Bern in Switzerland. Additional training in adult and pediatric limb lengthening followed at the Maryland Center for Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction.

Reggie C. Hamdy, is a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon ,  graduated from the University of Alexandria and completed  his residency at the University of Ottawa, and his fellowship training at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto and  Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He joined the Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada in 1994, and  was  appointed Chief of Staff and Head of Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics , McGill University  in 2010 (till 2020) .   He was President of LLRS Morth America 2015 . He is a tenured Professor of Surgery. He was appointed Associate Chair, Department of Paediatric Surgery (Continuous Professional Development ) , McGill University in 2024 and is currently the Medical Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory, Director of the Limb Lengthening and Deformity Unit,  and Director of the Fellowship Training Program in Paediatric Orthopaedics and  surgical director of The Osteogenesis Imperfecta Program .  His main clinical interests include the management of children with complex conditions such as Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) , skeletal dysplasias, neuromuscular conditions specifically arthrogryposis and children  with limb deformities . He is  the Chairman  of the Limb Reconstruction Committee of the SICOT  2024/2025.  He has authored or co-authored  over 160 peer review publications, 8 Chapters  and he is the Editor of a Book on Pelvic  and femoral osteotomies in  children (Springer)  and the Co-Editor of an Atlas on Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction (First Edition and the present Second Edition ).  

Austin T. Fragomen, A Professor of Clinical Orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical School and HSS, Dr. Fragomen has excelled as an educator. He is the director of the LLCRS fellowship program which includes recruitment and year-long training of exceptional young surgeons interested in pursuing a career in the subspecialty of Limb Deformity. In addition, surgeons from various regions in the United States and from around the globe come to New York to rotate with Dr. Fragomen for month-long visiting-professor observer-ships to broaden how they approach complex orthopedic challenges. Feedback from these observers includes amazement with the volume of Limb Deformity patients treated in Dr. Fragomen’s clinic and his ability to spend time with each person to ensure that the patient remains the focus of the practice.

With over 150 publications, research has been central to ensuring the highest quality patient care including surgical decision making and has given Dr. Fragomen a voice nationally and worldwide. Authoring textbook chapters requires not only a profound knowledge of the field of Limb Deformity but also demands meticulous scouring of publications, new and old, relevant to the topic, providing further information and perspective to the author. Dr. Fragomen maintains a prospective database of all the surgeries he has performed for use in later analysis to finds trends in patient care. This data then drives future decision making to optimize surgery and post operative protocols ensuring the best possible outcomes and patient satisfaction. Dr. Fragomen is invited to speak regularly at orthopedic programs around the United States, Canada, and abroad to share his research and personal experiences for the advancement of successful outcomes in these other centers. As the president of the national Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Society (LLRS) from 2019-21, Dr. Fragomen launched several initiatives that have inspired current members, drawn in new members, and gained traction at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) where he also serves on the Board of Subspecialty Societies.

Dr. Fragomen takes pride in resolving the previously “unsolvable” problems from which his patients suffer, and he welcomes collaboration with other HSS surgeons who have complimentary skill sets in an effort to guarantee that all of his patients have been treated by the best of the best. 

Dr. Mitchell Bernstein is an Associate Professor of Surgery at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He specializes in adult and pediatric trauma, limb lengthening, and deformity correction surgery. Dr. Bernstein serves as the Director of the Orthopaedic Residency Program, Head of the Orthopaedic Trauma Unit at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, and Co-Director of the Limb Deformity Unit at Shriners Hospital for Children – Canada.