KSSSCI docs save woman’s leg in rare bone cancer surgery

Lucknow: Doctors at Kalyan Singh Super Speciality Cancer Institute (KSSSCI) successfully performed a complex limb salvage ...
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Preschooler with Cancer Had Leg Bone Transplanted Into Arm. Now He's 14 — and Star of His Basketball Team (Exclusive)

Myles Grimmett had a bone transplanted from his leg into his arm when he was 5 years old in a groundbreaking surgery that saved him from amputation Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her ...
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Bradenton teen whose leg was amputated during 17-hour surgery to remove tumor heads home from hospital

A Bradenton teen is finally heading home after a nearly 17-hour surgery to remove a tumor and to amputate her left leg.
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Noses can be made smaller, breasts bigger — and legs longer. Here’s the brutal procedure

LAS VEGAS — Late at night, on long drives around his Indiana hometown, Eli Mattern would ask God why he made the teenager the way he was. The high schooler’s 5-foot-7 stature — 2 inches below the ...
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A Revolutionary Bone Implant Saves a Patient’s Leg Decades After Giant Cell Tumor

MSK orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jonathan Forsberg examines Michelle Smith-Levitin’s leg at a follow-up appointment — a first-of-its-kind surgical implant saved her leg. The tennis court was Michelle ...

Darren lengthened his legs to be taller. Now he walks with a limp

More people than ever before are making themselves taller with surgery. But while this can improve lives, some are left with ...
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Limb lengthening surgery: The painful procedure adults are using to grow taller; what is it, risks, and recovery explained

Leg lengthening surgery, once primarily performed to correct leg-length discrepancies in children or assist patients recovering from traumatic injuries, has gradually transformed into a cosmetic ...