Patient Stories
The International Center for Limb Lengthening treats a wide variety of orthopedic conditions. You can scroll through the success stories of some of our patients below. You can also sort by condition or doctor using the drop-down menus. If you are a patient, and you would like your story to be considered for this page, and you have photos that can show your patient journey, please contact us at RIAOPhotos@lifebridgehealth.org. Please include your name as well as the patient's name, condition, and doctor name in your email, and we will follow up with you.
![Anicka using her treated hand to play with toys](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Patient-Story-Anicka-11-fi.jpg)
Anicka
Club HandCzech Republic![Jeffrey at 10 surfing on a surf board in the ocean](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Patient-Stories-Jeffrey-FI.jpg)
Jeffrey
Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Fibular HemimeliaNew Jersey![Chandler smiling](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Stories-Chandler-FI.jpg)
Chandler
Achondroplasia, DwarfismArkansas![Melissa as a teenager standing with one leg brace and 2 canes](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Story-Melissa-FI.jpg)
Melissa
Arthrogryposis, Clubfoot, ContracturesHaiti and Michigan![Jackson jumping up high on the beach](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Stories-Jackson-FI.jpg)
Jackson
Perthes DiseaseCanada![Keagan smiling with snowy mountain tops in the background](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Stories-Keagan-FI.jpg)
Keagan
Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Proximal Femoral Focal DeficiencyAlaska![Patient-Story-Kennedee-1 Featured Image](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Story-Kennedee-1-Featured-Image-e1701885541179.jpg)
Kennedee
Amputation, Bowlegs, Growth Arrest, SepsisMaryland![Carly wearing muddy clothes and showing off her muscles at Tough Mudder](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Stories-Carly-FI.jpg)
Carly
Coxa Magna, Hip Dysplasia, Perthes DiseaseMaryland![Kacper with his mother and father posing for a picture next to an autumn display](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Stories-Kacper-FI.jpg)
Kacper
Club HandPoland![Patient Stories-Sudan-FI](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Stories-Sudan-FI.jpg)
Sudan
Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency, RotationplastyPennsylvania![Katia with her parents at her college graduation](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Patient-Story-Katia-FI.jpg)
Katia
Congenital Femoral DeficiencySpain![Cassidy dancing in her winning performance at the world dance championships](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Story-Cassidy-FI.jpg)
Cassidy
Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Fibular Hemimelia, Limb Length DiscrepancyNew York![James smiling showing his writing award certificate from school after surgeries](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Stories-James-FI.jpg)
James
Club HandNew Jersey![Emily as adult in white coat with Dr. Shawn Standard while doing PA clinical rotation at International Center for Limb Lengthening](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Patient-Stories-Emily-FI.jpg)
Emily
Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Fibular HemimeliaNew York![Patient-Stories-Preston-FI](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Stories-Preston-FI.jpg)
Preston R.
Achondroplasia, DwarfismVirginia![Emma in a Girl Power t-shirt and helmet with a bicycle](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Story-Emma-FI.jpg)
Emma
Fibular HemimeliaFlorida![Brooklynn with the Women’s U.S. National Para-Ice Hockey Team gold medal from the Para-Ice Hockey World Cup held in Ostrava in the Czech Republic](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Patient-Stories-Brooklynn-FI.jpg)
Brooklynn
Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency, RotationplastyOhio![Rachael at Save-A-Limb Fund Dinner with Dr. Herzenberg and Dr. Standard](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Stories-Rachael-FI.jpg)
Rachael
Perthes DiseaseMaryland![Charlotte riding in an hour bike ride for children](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Stories-Charlotte-FI.jpg)
Charlotte
Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Fibular Hemimelia, Proximal Femoral Focal DeficiencyMassachusetts![Ally smiling giving 2 thumbs up](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Stories-Ally-FI.jpg)
Ally
Posteromedial Tibial BowingMaryland![Patient Stories-Lara-FI](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Stories-Lara-FI.jpg)
Lara
Club HandAustria![Jadon posing in a champion stance atop a large metal heart sculpture at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Stories-Jadon-FI.jpg)
Jadon
Perthes DiseaseNew York![Patient-Stories-Riley-1 & FI](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Stories-Riley-1-FI.jpg)
Riley
Congenital Femoral DeficiencyManitoba, Canada![Gracie holding a basketball and a medal after she was cleared to play basketball again](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Stories-Gracie-FI.jpg)
Gracie
Fibular HemimeliaArizona![Male patient with a limb length discrepancy discussing how he was treated at the International Center for Limb Lengthening](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/limb-length-discrepancy-coles-story-video-thumbnail-patient-story.jpg)
Cole
Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Fibular Hemimelia, Limb Length DiscrepancyColorado![Preston on crutches on a baseball field with a medal and trophy](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Stories-Preston-FI.jpg)
Preston
Perthes DiseaseNorth Carolina![Alena in a purple and black tulle costume making a peace sign and using a wheeled-gait trainer walking aid](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Patient-Stories-Alena-FI.jpg)
Alena
Coxa Vara, Femoral Hypoplasia with Unusual Facies Syndrome, Hip DysplasiaWisconsin![JJ playing soccer after treatment](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Patient-Stories-JJ-FI.jpg)
JJ
Perthes DiseaseIllinois![Dwarfism patient with an external fixator on her leg talking about her treatment at the International Center for Limb Lengthening during physical therapy](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Limb-Lengthening-for-Dwarfism-Hannah-FI.jpg)
Hannah
DwarfismNebraska![CJ and his family discussing his treatment for congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia at the International Center for Limb Lengthening](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Congenital-Pseudarthrosis-of-the-Tibia-Thumbnail-Patient-Story.jpg)
CJ
Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the TibiaMaryland![Leo smiling on his scooter after successful rotationplasty](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Patient-Stories-Leo-FI.jpg)
Leo
Congenital Femoral Deficiency, RotationplastySpain![Wyatt fishing at a lake while using a walker](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Patient-Stories-Wyatt-FI.jpg)
Wyatt
Perthes DiseaseDelaware![Dr. Shawn Standard checking the hand of a boy patient who is wearing an external fixator on his arm in the International Center for Limb Lengthening clinic](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Radial-Club-Hand-A-Patients-Story-Thumbnail-Patient-Story.jpg)
Grant
Club HandDelaware![Ross smiling wearing a cast on one leg](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Patient-Stories-Ross-FI.jpg)
Ross
Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Fibular HemimeliaMaryland![Dwarfism patient with an external fixator on her leg during physical therapy at the International Center for Limb Lengthening](https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Limb-Lengthening-for-Dwarfism-Brittany-FI.jpg)