LL LIVE Ep. 202 Dr. Craig Robbins joins us to break down one of the final phases after limb lengthening: lengthening device removal. We’ll also be joined by Aaron, who will share his own experience after femur lengthening 7.4cm, recovery, and 2 days after his own nail removal._____________________0:00 – Welcome Dr. Craig Robbins + Aaron’s Surgery Update

1:34 – Aaron’s Nail Removal and Bow-Leg Correction Results

3:43 – Why PRECICE Nails Need to Be Removed

5:24 – Removal Incisions, Scars, and Soft-Tissue Mobility

10:56 – Hardware Removal Risks: Broken Screws, Crowns, and Bone Overgrowth

13:51 – Why You Should Not Sit Cross-Legged During Lengthening

17:58 – Why Nail Removal Requires an Experienced Surgeon

20:48 – Broken Screw Fragments, Retained Pieces, and “Screw Souvenirs”

23:21 – Airport Screening and Bone Strength After Nail Removal

26:37 – Protecting Arteries and Nerves During Screw Removal

28:11 – Slow Bone Healing, Support Rods, and Fracture Prevention

30:38 – Pre-Op Imaging, Planning, and Hardware Removal Safety

32:27 – Broken Screws During Consolidation: When to Watch vs. Operate

36:27 – Contractures, Tendon Releases, and Tibial Fasciotomy

39:06 – Osgood-Schlatter Disease and Tibial Lengthening

41:52 – Limb-Length Discrepancy: Leveling the Hips and Finding What Feels Right

47:59 – Additional Lengthening, Rebreaking Bone, and Reusing Nails

52:04 – Accutane, Deformity Correction, and Aaron’s Bow-Leg Case Study

55:04 – Delayed Bone Healing, Accordion Technique, and When to Stop

58:35 – Removing a 20-Year-Old Trauma Nail

1:01:06 – Mechanical Nails, Rotation, and Blood-Clot Risk

1:05:28 – Future Limb-Lengthening Technology and Weight-Bearing Nails

1:09:57 – How to Know When You Have Lengthened Too Much

1:11:17 – Internal vs. External Lengthening: Disability and Risk Discussion

1:12:47 – Sciatica, Neural Tension, and Pre-Surgery Readiness

1:14:20 – Osteotomy Technique and Insurance for Hybrid LLD/Stature Cases

1:16:27 – Peroneal Nerve Decompression, Wingspan, and Femur Osteotomy Placement

1:21:04 – Paley Europe vs. USA and Dr. Paley’s Current Surgical Role

1:22:23 – Anxiety, Candidacy, and Psychological Readiness

1:23:19 – Slow Healing Follow-Up, Shoe Lifts, and Tibial Infection Risk

1:27:17 – Existing Tightness, Rehab Needs, and Managing Setbacks

1:28:14 – What Patients Underestimate: Isolation, Tightness, Inflammation, and Nerve Pain

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