Warning: This article contains medical details that readers may find distressing Elaine Foo’s legs are streaked with thick, purple scars - each one a reminder of a leg-lengthening procedure ...

Limb lengthening surgery is a procedure that gradually makes an arm or leg bone longer. It can be used to treat differences in the length of arms or legs. It involves: Cutting the bone in two ...

We prefer open reduction and internal fixation with plates and screws and with intercalary tricorticocancellous grafts to obtain union and restore the clavicle to its normal length. The purpose of ...

Two surgical bowel-lengthening procedures can be used in these patients: the Bianchi procedure, devised in 1980; and serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP), developed in 2003. Sudan and colleagues ...

The symptoms of prostate enlargement really are manifest by two different factors. One is the actual size. As the gland gets bigger it's harder to push the urine through. The other cause for ...

A growing number of adults are getting taller by undergoing limb-lengthening surgery. Waking up taller might sound like a dream come true, but specialist Dr. Shahab Mahboubian warns it's no walk ...

Among climbing primates, apes with their long arms are recorded to be frequent vertical climbers when arboreal, but forelimb lengthening ... mobility of the arm. The clavicle is long to reach ...

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Frequent bathroom trips and balky "plumbing" are two signs of an enlarged prostate. WebMD's slideshow helps explain the symptoms, causes, and treatments for BPH in older men. Managing Sexual ...

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(MENAFN) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed strong support for the expansion of BRICS, with spokesperson Julie Kozack emphasizing the potential global benefits of this growth ...