Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Alfie Phillips, who was born with fibular hemimelia, underwent the extramedullary femoral lengthening surgery in March 2025 ...
Alfie Phillips from Northampton has fibular hemimelia, which caused his right leg to not develop properly, leaving it more ...
A nine-year-old boy has become the first patient to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery in the UK.
Surgeons pioneer new technique to treat boy with rare leg condition in UK first - Alfie Phillips has fibular hemimelia.
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Alder Hey makes history as nine-year-old becomes first in UK to undergo innovative leg lengthening procedure
Nine-year-old Alfie Phillips becomes the first in the UK to undergo innovative leg-lengthening surgery at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
Boy Undergoes UK-First Leg-Lengthening Surgery in Liverpool.
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