Limb diffrences.

[Guest guest]

Jodie,

You mentioned in one of the emails that your sons legs

are 1/2 in shorter. I would like to know how that has

effected him in walking and all that. Have you had any

doctors mention about breaking the growth plate in the

longer leg when he reaches 13? I have had docs talk to

me about that with . I noticed her limbs being

diffrent soon after birth.. I think I noticed it

before the docs did.

Thanks in advance..

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hi christine!!

it is now a 1 cm difference, he has never really had a problem

walking or anything, but dr h noticed this summer that his muscles

(esp on the right side, the longer leg) are getting ridged which she

suspects that is from him walking on the ball of his right foot to

compensate for the difference even though it is slight. so she said

he is to have a lift put on his left shoe and pt which will then

correct this. he is also getting what is called functional

scoliosis. but this will correct as well with the lift on his

shoe. when he was a baby the ortho mention different possible

options in the long run, but also said they only recommend the limb

lenghting for people that have a large discrepency. it is also very

painful i was told. so we are sticking with the lift and i am going

to actually have to talk the dr into it because they usually dont

put a lift on fo such a small discrepency either,but dr h said he

must have it!! we are going to take him to shriners hospital in

philadelphia, they provide free services for ortho. patients.

jodie c

[Guest guest]

Jodi - I am late on responding to your email - I have not checked my mail in a

LONG time. Anyway, my daughter also has a 1 cm difference between her

legs - we had a CT scan to identify where the discrepency was. We decided to

also do the lift in her shoe (1/4 " ) at this time. Jane, mom to - 2 yrs

19lb, 31 "