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Shriners Hospitals for Children – Spokane Performs New Procedure for Limb Lengthening Treatment
by Kristin Monasmith
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aul M. Caskey, M.D., Chief of Staff at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Spokane, is the first in the Shriners Hospital system, first in Spokane, Washington, and only the third in Washington state to perform a leg lengthening procedure using the innovative “PRECICE Intramedullary Leg Lengthening System.” Treatment of limb length discrepancy is a common procedure at the Spokane Shriners Hospital. Some limb length discrepancies are congenital, or present at birth. Other discrepancies can develop after a fracture, infection, tumor or other injury, which results in loss of bone or damage to the growth plate. As the child continues to grow, the limb length discrepancy may slowly increase. Spokanecda.com • April • 2014
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