Humeral Osteotomy successful?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:36 pm
Hello.
My daughter has been referred to have a humeral osteotomy and I am concerned that she may lose the strength we have worked so hard for in her arm. She was born without any movement in her left arm, she has had 2 surgeries (mod quad at 6 mo. & triangle tilt at 9mo.) and now she is about to turn 3. She has much more movement in her arm, the scans show that she has good alignment in her shoulders, the only thing is that she is externally rotated. We have tried a brace to correct this and it didn't work. Anyhow, long story short, a humeral osteotomy is recommended and I am not sure how to get the information to 1. make the decision and 2. decide between 2 surgeons....Dr.Davillo in Houston and Dr. Kozin in Philadelphia. I would appreciate any and all feed back either with prior experiences, shared information, etc. Thank you in advance for your input.
Thanks!
Kerri
My daughter has been referred to have a humeral osteotomy and I am concerned that she may lose the strength we have worked so hard for in her arm. She was born without any movement in her left arm, she has had 2 surgeries (mod quad at 6 mo. & triangle tilt at 9mo.) and now she is about to turn 3. She has much more movement in her arm, the scans show that she has good alignment in her shoulders, the only thing is that she is externally rotated. We have tried a brace to correct this and it didn't work. Anyhow, long story short, a humeral osteotomy is recommended and I am not sure how to get the information to 1. make the decision and 2. decide between 2 surgeons....Dr.Davillo in Houston and Dr. Kozin in Philadelphia. I would appreciate any and all feed back either with prior experiences, shared information, etc. Thank you in advance for your input.
Thanks!
Kerri