My son (now 11yo) and I were banged-up in a motorcycle accident in 1/09. The proximal neck of his femur was broken, and a recent visit with his ortho (ChOA) indicated signs that the ball of his femur is beginning to break down (avascular necrosis). The discrepency in his leg length is 1.5 inches now, and the Dr. is beginning to mention a few procedures as time moves on.
First... perhaps sooner than later, they would like to "turn-off" the growth plate in his good leg to allow the injured one to "catch up." Can any of you expound on this? I don't know the questions to ask really.
He's also going to explore a procedure that involves moving a graft of fibula to the neck of his femur to control the AVN. Any thoughts on this? Success rates, etc?
Please him in your prayers, and say one for me as I try to find some peace in all of this.
