What's New in Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction.

Limb reconstruction surgery is an emerging subspecialty. In the past year, 5 major events highlighted the growing interest in this field. The first combined meeting of the 3 international societies devoted to the study and advancement of limb lengthening and reconstruction—the Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov (ASAMI) International, the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS)-North America, and the International LLRS (ILLRS)— was held in November 2015, in Miami. Second, a new journal, the Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction, was launched. Third, the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas was published (Springer International; S.R.R. and R.C.H., editors). This is a major work in association with the LLRS, with 3 volumes and 302 cases covering all aspects of limb reconstruction. Fourth, the LLRS supported and participated in the AAOS/OREF/ORS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation/Orthopaedic Research Society) Clinician Scholar Career Development Program. Lastly, the LLRS Traveling Fellowship program was implemented. In addition to these events, numerous articles related to limb reconstruction and deformity correction were published in 2015. This Specialty Update provides a summary of this recent research.