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What are the surgical options to fix unequal arm bone length. the cause is damaged growth plates from childhood fracture. 8mm difference in the bones.
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Non operative: 8 mm discrepancy is not much unless it causes an angular deformity at the wrist. The options include a procedure to stop the growth of the longer bone or to lengthen the shorter one. Once Growth is complete, the only option would be the lengthening procedure.
Answered 6/27/2014
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Unequal arm length: Surgical intervention may not be necessary. With only a 8 mm descrepency all arm function can still be carried out satisfactorily
Answered 6/11/2014
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