MAX- Leg length

March 7, 2004

Hi Max,

Pre surgery, my leg was almost an inch shorter than my good side,

from over 10 years of bone on bone, just wore most of my femoral

head away.

De Smet was able to lengthen my leg by minimal bone removal on the

femoral side, and placing the pelvic cup in such a way that it

lengthened my leg.

Now both legs are exactly the same length, and i walk upright. Pre

surgery if you check out the xrays on my website (link below) you

will see a distinct lower spine curvature due to over a decade of

limping and compensating for the shorter leg. These days the spine

is almost straight again after 2 years of upright walking. I think

that the muscles being in a correct position counts for a lot of

that.

If you got any questions, please email me directly cus i rarely

visit this group these days.

Good luck,

Richie,

Right 56mm BHR with dysplacia cup,

Koen De Smet, Ghent, Belgium.

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