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Can knee surgery or back surgery cause you to become shorter?
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No: It is difficult to make someone shorter through knee or spine surgery. Typically, corrections of the knee or spine (straighten) will functionally lengthen the limb or stature. The changes though are usually not significant.
Answered 3/12/2014
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