Press Coverage
An ICLL patient and his family helped gather crutches and supplies for Dr. Shawn Standard to take to earthquake victims in Haiti. Read about their efforts in The Mercury newspaper.
Click here to see an article about one of our patients in The Washingtonian.
Click here to see an article in the Gazette.net about a child with Perthes disease who received treatment at the International Center for Limb Lengthening.
Educational Videos
Making a Difference: Caring for Clubfoot at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Every year, it is estimated that 4000 to 8000 babies are born in the United States with idiopathic clubfoot, a foot deformity that affects otherwise healthy babies. For decades, the long-standing medical solution has been surgery. But there is a better way. Dr. John Herzenberg, Director of the International Center for Limb Lengthening, uses a non-surgical technique called the Ponseti Method. Click here to watch the video on YouTube.
Overcoming Perthes Disease
Watch one young girl's journey to overcome Perthes disease with the help of Dr. Shawn C. Standard, who is the Head of Pediatric Orthopedics at the International Center for Limb Lengthening. Click here to watch the video on YouTube.
Beyond Baltimore: Medical Missions Around the World
ICLL physicians and staff choose to spend their free time going to foreign countries to treat people who would not otherwise have access to medical care. They have provided orthopedic care to people in Haiti, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, and many other countries. Click here to watch the video on YouTube.
Multiplier App in Action
The Multiplier App provides calculations to predict bone length and height of children for when they mature. The method used originated in Baltimore at the University of Maryland, and later developed at the International Center for Limb Lengthening (ICLL), Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (RIAO). The Multiplier App offers a range of calculations and additional resources. Click here to watch this video on YouTube.
Posters Presented at Orthopedic Conferences
2010
6th International Meeting of the Association for the Study and Application of the Method of Ilizarov (ASAMI), Cairo, Egypt
Fixator Assisted Nailing (FAN) for Distal Femoral Valgus Deformity
Florian Kovar, M.D., Stacy C. Specht, M.P.A., and John E. Herzenberg, M.D.
26th Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), Waikaloa, Hawaii
Nerve Structures at Risk During Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer
Christof Radler, M.D., Monique C. Gourdine-Shaw, D.P.M., and John E. Herzenberg, M.D.
A Comparison of Children with Clubfoot Who Underwent Surgical or Ponseti Treatment
Chris Church, M.P.T., Julie Coplan, D.Sc.P.T., Dijana Poljak, B.S., Ahmed Thabet, M.D., Durga Kowtharapu, M.D., Nancy Lennon, M.S., P.T., Stephanie Marchesi, Ph.D., John Henley, Ph.D., Roland Starr, M.S., Dan Mason, M.D., Mohan Belthur, M.D., John E. Herzenberg, M.D., and Freeman Miller, M.D.
68th Annual Conference of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS), Las Vegas, Nevada
Nerve Structures at Risk During Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer
Christof Radler, M.D., Monique Gourdine-Shaw, D.P.M., and John E. Herzenberg, M.D.
Takedown of Ankle Arthrodesis and Conversion to Total Ankle Arthroplasty with Creation of Fibula: A Case Report
Bradley M. Lamm, D.P.M., Rudy Anderson, D.P.M., and Kayse L. Lake, D.P.M.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Hinged Ankle Distraction Combined with Intra-articular Injection of Human Growth Hormone
Monique C. Gourdine-Shaw, D.P.M., L.C.D.R., M.S.C., U.S.N., and Bradley M. Lamm, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S
77th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), New Orleans, Louisiana
Custom Knee Device (CKD) for the Treatment of Knee Flexion Contractures (KFC) after ISKD Femoral Lengthening
Anil Bhave, P.T., Erin Baker, P.T., and Stacy Specht, M.P.A.
Intramedullary Skeletal Kinetic Distractor (ISKD) for Posttraumatic Limb Length Discrepancy
John E. Herzenberg, M.D., Gaurav Jindal, M.D., Mohan V. Belthur, M.D., Dror Paley, M.D., and Stacy C. Specht, M.P.A.
Course on Assessment and Decision-Making in Angular Deformities of the Lower Extremity, Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Femoral Lengthening with an Intramedullary Lengthening Nail: Effect on Mechanical Axis Deviation
Rolf D. Burghardt, M.D., Dror Paley, M.D., John E. Herzenberg, M.D., Stacy C. Specht, M.P.A., and Ashish Ranade, M.D.
2009
122nd Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Bonita Springs, Florida
Prenatal Diagnosis of Idiopathic Clubfoot
Christof Radler, M.D., Abigail K. Myers, B.S., Rolf D. Burghardt, M.D., John E. Herzenberg, M.D., and Franz Grill, M.D.
25th Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), Boston, Massachusetts
Congenital Synostosis of the Knee: Early Results of Limb Reconstruction Surgery (abstract only)
Mohan V. Belthur, M.D., Rolf D. Burghardt, M.D., John E. Herzenberg, M.D., and Dror Paley, M.D.
Correction of Cubitus Varus after Pediatric Supracondylar Elbow Fracture: Improved Method Using the Taylor Spatial Frame (abstract only)
Mohan V. Belthur, M.D., Gaurav Jindal, M.D., Noam Bor, M.D., and John E. Herzenberg, M.D., F.R.C.S.C
2008
75th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), San Francisco, California
Antibiotic Cement-Coated Nail for the Treatment of Infected Nonunions and Segmental Bone Defects
Raghuram Thonse, M.S. (Orth), D.N.B. (Orth), F.R.C.S. (Ed), F.R.C.S. (Glasg), and Janet D. Conway, M.D.
5th International Meeting of the Association for the Study and Application of the Method of Ilizarov (ASAMI), St. Petersburg, Russia
Bilateral Cosmetic Tibial Lengthening with the Intramedullary Skeletal Kinetic Distractor (ISKD)
Dror Paley, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., Stacy C. Specht, M.P.A., Mohan V. Belthur, M.D., Gaurav Jindal, M.D., and John E. Herzenberg, M.D., F.R.C.S.C
2007
120th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Asheville, North Carolina
Treatment of Residual Clubfoot Deformities with the Taylor Spatial Frame Using a Ponseti Sequence
Mark Eidelman, M.D., Alexander Katzman, M.D., Noam Bor, M.D., Bradley M. Lamm, D.P.M., Dror Paley, M.D., and John E. Herzenberg, M.D.
European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) and International Federation of Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies (IFPOS) Combined Meeting, Sorrento, Italy
Femoral Lengthening with an Intramedullary Telescopic Nail: Does Lengthening Along the Anatomic Axis Create Malalignment? (abstract only)
Dror Paley, M.D., Rolf D. Burghardt, M.D., Stacy C. Specht, M.P.A., John E. Herzenberg, M.D., and Ashish Ranade, M.D.
Multiplier Method for the Prediction of Sitting Height and Spinal Height (abstract only)
John E. Herzenberg, M.D., Mordchai B. Shualy, Maya Goldberg, Dror Paley, M.D., and Amanda Gelman
World Congress on External Fixation (WCEF), Cairo, Egypt
Humerus Varus: Corrective Osteotomy and Stabilization with Ilizarov Fixator
Avinash Ranade, M.D., John E. Herzenberg, M.D., and Dror Paley, M.D.
Tibial Lengthening with an Internal Device: Preventing Equinus Contracture with a Calcaneotibial Screw
Mohan V. Belthur, M.D., Gaurav Jindal, M.D., Stacy C. Specht, M.P.A., Dror Paley, M.D., John E. Herzenberg, M.D., Shawn C. Standard, M.D., and Rolf D. Burghardt, M.D.