Indian Doctors Successfully Perform One-Of-A-Kind Surgery To Correct Limb Length Discrepancy. Know More

Limb length discrepancy can lead to degenerative arthritis, lower back pain, and hip, knee and ankle problems. With increasing discrepancy, asymmetry increases, and limping becomes noticeable.

A 26-year-old patient had a hip condition because of which the right side of his body was bent. Doctors at CK Birla Hospital, Gurugram discovered that limb length discrepancy was the cause behind his pain. A limb length discrepancy of more than one centimetre causes gait asymmetry. ( Image Source :ABP Live/American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons )

Indian doctors have successfully performed a one-of-a-kind surgery to correct limb length discrepancy in a 26-year-old patient from Saudi Arabia. The patient, Abdullah, had a hip condition because of which the right side of his body was bent. In 2022, he underwent a total hip replacement (THR) surgery to be able to walk better, and to relieve himself of the pain. Despite this, he had to use crutches to walk, and faced other challenges. In the hope of a solution, he consulted doctors at CK Birla