Yu tink se di lɔng we wan an ɔ leg lɔng tu shɔt? Lɛ wi lan bɔt dis ɔpreshɔn we dɛn kin du fɔ mek dɛn an ɛn fut lɔng (Limb Lengthening Surgery) .

Sɔntɛnde, bikɔs ɔf bɔn ɔ aksidɛnt sɔm tɛm na layf, smɔl difrɛns kin de pan di lɔng we wi an ɔ leg dɛn lɔng. Fɔ sɔm, dis kin afɛkt di tin dɛn we dɛn kin du ɛvride ɛn bak dɛn maynd wɛlbɔdi. So if yu na pesin tu we dis kain problem de trobul, tide wi go tok abaut di solushon to am. Dat na ɔpreshɔn fɔ mek yu an ɛn fut lɔng.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na Limb Lengthening Surgery?

As di nem sho, dis na ɔpreshɔn we de mek wan bon na wi an ɔ leg lɔng. Dɛn kin tek tɛm du am ɛn sloslo. Di dɔktɔ dɛn we de du ɔpreshɔn kin mek dɛn bon dɛn ya lɔng wit dis we:

• Humerus: Na di bon we de fo yu upper arm.
• Radius/Ulna: Na di tu bon dεm we de bitwin yu an εn yu εlbo.
• Femur: Na di bon we de na di shɔl. Dis na di bon we lɔng pas ɔl na wi bɔdi.
• Tibia: Na di shin bon bitwin di ni ɛn di anklɛ.

Us kes dɛn dɛn kin se dɛn fɔ du dis ɔpreshɔn?

Dɛn kin du dis ɔpreshɔn pan pipul dɛn we gɛt bɔku difrɛns pan di lɔng we dɛn an ɔ leg lɔng. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin tɔk bak se i fɔ sɔlv sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn we kin afɛkt di bon dɛn we de gro. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if wan leg shɔt pas di ɔda wan ɛn yu kin fil pen na yu bak, yu hip, ɔ yu ni we yu de waka, dis ɔpreshɔn kin gi yu sɔlv.

Dis na sɔm pan di kɔmɔn tin dɛn we kin mek dɛn nid fɔ du dis ɔpreshɔn:

• Wan tumbu we nɔ gɛt kansa na wan plet we di bon dɛn de gro .
• Kɔndishɔn dɛn lɛk sɛribra palsi .
• di kכndyushכn dεm we dεn bכn wit lεk wan thigh bon (femur) we sכt pas di כda wan we dεn bכn am (Congenital femoral deficiency) .
• εmihaypatrofi na wan kכndyushכn we nכ kin apin we wan say na di bכdi de gro fast pas di כda wan.
• Jεnεtik kכndishכn dεm lεk Skelεtal Displasia . Dɛn tin ya kin mek di bon dɛn nɔ de gro fayn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, dɛn kin kɔl dwɔfism dwɔfism.
• Grɔw plet fraktrɔs.
• Bon infεkshכn lεk כ stiomyelitis .

Wetin yu nid fɔ no bifo dɛn du yu ɔpreshɔn?

Bifo yu du dis ɔpreshɔn, yu dɔktɔ go tek sɔm ɛkstrem rayt fɔ yu bon dɛn ɛn tek di prɛsis mɛzhɔmɛnt dɛn. Dɛn mɛzhɔmɛnt ya go sho aw lɔng di bon nid fɔ lɔng. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin mek wan bon lɔng te to 2 inch (lɛk 5 sɛntimita) insay wan ɔpreshɔn.

Yu mɛdikal tim go gi yu instrɔkshɔn bifo yu du di ɔpreshɔn, mɔ bɔt us mɛrɛsin fɔ tek ɛn stɔp bifo yu du di ɔpreshɔn, ɛn wetin fɔ it ɛn drink.Aks klia wan bɔt ustɛm fɔ stɔp.

Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin du dis ɔpreshɔn ɔnda jenɛral anestezi. So yu nɔ go fil ɛni pen. Yu go gɛt fɔ de na di ɔspitul fɔ lɛk tri dez afta dɛn dɔn du di ɔpreshɔn.

Aw dɛn kin du di ɔpreshɔn?

Tu men tin dɛn de we dɛn kin du fɔ du dis ɔpreshɔn.

1. Osteotomy: Fɔs, di dɔktɔ we de du di ɔpreshɔn kin tek tɛm kɔt di bon to tu pat.

2. Fɔ instɔl divays: Dɔn, dɛn kin instɔl wan spɛshal divays (Limb Lengthening Device) pan dɛn tu bon dɛn ya we dɛn kɔt.

Tu men kayn tin dɛn de we dɛn kin yuz fɔ put di tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek tin dɛn. Lɛ wi luk di difrɛns bitwin dɛn tu lɛk dis.

Aw di bon kin lɔng afta dɛn dɔn du di ɔpreshɔn?

Wae yu bigin fɔ wɛl afta yu dɔn ɔpreshɔn, di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl kin bigin. Dat na di distrakshɔn faz.Dis na lɔng tɛm we kin tek lɛk tu mɔnt so. Na insay dis tɛm di tu bon pat dɛn we dɛn dɔn kɔt kin bigin fɔ muf fa fawe.

Tri men we dɛn de we dis prɔses kin apin:

1. Fɔ Ajɔst di Divays: Yu go nid fɔ ajɔst di divays bɔku tɛm insay di de, bay smɔl smɔl tin dɛn. Ɛnitɛm we yu du dis, di tu bon dɛn kin muf smɔl. we dis gap de fכm, di bכdi de gro nyu bon fכ fulכp am. Wit eksternal divais, yu get fo ton wan smol knob. Wit intanɛnt divays, dɛn kin du dis wit rimot kɔntrol.

2. Fizik Tɛrapi: Dis na tin we pɔsin fɔ du . Fizik tritmɛnt impɔtant fɔ mek yu gɛt di bɛst rizɔlt. Yu go nid fɔ atɛnd bɔku sɛshɔn dɛn insay di wik. Dis go mek yu mɔsul dɛn strɔng, yu jɔyn dɛn go ebul fɔ muv mɔ ɛn mɔ, ɛn ɛp fɔ mek di nyu bon we de fɔm strɔng.

3. Chɛk-ap ɔltɛm: Yu dɔktɔ go tek ɛkstrem rayt ɔltɛm fɔ chɛk aw di nyu bon de gro. If di growth rit tu slo ɔ tu fast, dɛn kin ajɔst di tritmɛnt plan fɔ du dat.

di tεm we di bon de strכng (Consolidation Phase) .

we di bon dכn rich di lεngth we i want, i nid tεm fכ strכng, כ "sכft." Wi kɔl dis di kɔnsolidɛshɔn faz. Dis kin tek lɛk tri mɔnt so. Insay dis tɛm, yu go stɔp fɔ ajɔst di aplayans. Bɔt yu go nid fɔ kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt fizik tritmɛnt. Smɔl smɔl, wit yu dɔktɔ in advays, yu kin bigin fɔ put wet pan da an ɔ leg de.

Wetin na di bɛnifit ɛn prɔblɛm dɛn we dis ɔpreshɔn de gi?

Lɛk ɛni ɔpreshɔn, dis wan gɛt bɛnifit dɛn ɛn sɔm prɔblɛm dɛn bak.

Di bɛnifit dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt

• We yu kɔrɛkt di lɔng we di an ɛn fut dɛn lɔng , dat kin mek yu waka ɛn tinap kɔrɛkt wan .
• inkrεs fכ fleksibiliti εn rεnj fכ muvmεnt na di jכyn dεm.
• Di mɔsul dɛn we gɛt trɛnk go ɔp .
• Fɔ pul di pen we de na di bak, hip, ɛn ni we kin kam bikɔs di an ɛn fut dɛn kin lɔng.

Risk/Kɔmplikeshɔn dɛn

• Di bon we dɛn jɔs dɔn mek nɔ kin jɔyn fayn fayn wan .
• Di bon nɔ de rich di lɔng we dɛn bin de op fɔ.
• Damej to di mɔsul ɔ nerv dɛn we de rawnd .
• Infεkshכn dεm na di כpεrayshכn wund כ bon.
• Infεkshכn na di say dεm we dεn de put pin insay pipul dεm we de yuz εksternal divays.
• di joyn dεm כ di mכsul dεm na di an כ leg we dεn strεch stif .

Ustɛm fɔ go to yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm

If yu gɛt dɛn sik ya, kɔl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm ɔ go na di ɔspitul Imejɛnsi Dipatmɛnt (ETU) we de nia yu .

• Fiva .
• Blɔd, pus, ɔ ɔda wata we de lik frɔm di say dɛn we di divays de put di pin.
• Rɛd ɛn swel na di ɔspitul wund ɔ di say dɛn we dɛn put di pin dɛn.
• Big pen ɔ swɛlin na di an ɔ leg we yu strɛch.
• Yu nɔ de fil fayn ɔ yu nɔ de fil fayn na yu an ɔ yu leg we yu strɛch.
• Nɔs ɛn vɔmit .
• Chɛst pen ɔ i nɔ kin izi fɔ blo (dis na rili siriɔs imejensi).

Fɔ mek dis ɔpreshɔn go bifo, i impɔtant fɔ mek yu fala yu dɔktɔ in instrɔkshɔn dɛn gud gud wan, atɛnd di fizik tritmɛnt sɛshɔn dɛn, ɛn it tin dɛn we gɛt fayn fayn tin dɛn fɔ du. Pan ɔl we dis kin tek sɔm tɛm ɛn peshɛnt, di tin we kin apin kin mek big chenj na yu layf.