Leg Lengthening Surgery | Miami Children's Hospital

Our program is also nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best pediatric orthopaedics programs.

The Limb Correction Program at Miami Children’s is under the supervision of Dr. Christopher Iobst, pediatric orthopaedic surgeon. Dr. Iobst received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Medical University of South Carolina, followed by a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at The Children’s Hospital in Boston (Harvard). He specializes in the correction of limb deformities and limb length discrepancies, and has published papers on the subject. Dr. Iobst is active in research and has presented work on limb deformity correction at both local and national orthopaedic meetings.

Dr. Iobst works in concert with the Miami Children’s Hospital orthopaedic team of physician assistants, cast technologists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists to support the care of children before, during and after use of limb correction procedures.

To make an appointment concerning Limb Correction, please call (305) 662-8366.

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Partial list of Dr. Iobst publications

Iobst CA. Taylor Spatial Frame for Deformity Correction in Children. Operative Techniques in Orthopedics. 2011;21(2):144-155.

Fritz D, Iobst CA, Rodriguez S, Shereff M. Radiographic evaluation of the midfoot. J Foot Ankle Int 2010: in press.

Iobst CA, King W, Baitner A, Tidwell M, Swirsky S, Skaggs DL. Access to Care for Children with Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop 2010;30(3):244-247.

Iobst CA. Taylor Spatial Frame for Deformity Correction in Children. Techniques in Orthopedics. 2010 (In press.)

Iobst CA, Spurdle C, King WF, et al. A New Protocol for Non-operative Management of Type I Open Fractures. lPO (B) In press.

Iobst CA. Pediatric Limb lengthening with the Taylor Spatial frame. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics (B). 2010;19(6):529-534.

Aarons C, Iobst CA, Lopez M. Pediatric Heelys Injuries. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2008;28(5) 502-505.

Iobst CA and Dahl MT. Limb Lengthening with Submuscular Locking Plate Stabilization. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2007;27(4) 504-509.

Iobst CA, Spurdle C, King WF, and Lopez M. Treating Percutaneous Pinning of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures as a Procedure: The Miami Experience. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2007; 27(1): 17-22.

Iobst CA, Tidwell MA, King WF. Non-operative management of Pediatric Type I Open Fractures. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2005; 25(4):513-517.

Iobst CA, Hresko MT, Karlin LI, and Hall lE. Postoperative Shoulder-spine Spica Cast for Young Children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2004; 24(2):227-230.

Iobst CA and Kocher MS. Chondral injuries and osteochondral fractures. In: Micheli Ll and Kocher M, eds. The Pediatric and Adolescent Knee . Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier Inc. 2006:294-316.

Iobst CA and Kocher MS. Cartilage Injury in the Skeletally lnunature. In: Mirzayan R, ed. Cartilage Injury in the Athlete. New York, NY : Thieme Medical Publishers. 2006 : 232-246.

Iobst CA and Gross RI-I. A New Approach to the Treatment of Hip Extensor Contracture in Cerebral Palsy. Awaiting publication 2003

Iobst CA and Stanitski CL. Hip Arthrodesis: revisited. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2001; Vol. 21(1): 130-134.

Iobst CA, Hay RS, and McFadden lA. Mid-lateral Injection Technique for Stenosing Tenosynovitis. MUSC Orthopaedic Journal. 2001, Vol. 4.

Iobst CA and Stanitski CL. Pediatric Knee Injuries. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2000; Vol. 19(4): 621-635.

Iobst CA and Friedman RJ. The Role of Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Total Knee Arthroplasty. The American Journal of Knee Surgery. 1999; Vol. 12(1): 55-61.

Iobst CA and Glaser JA. Indications for Sacroiliac Joint Fusion. MUSC Orthopaedic Journal. 1998; Vol. 2.

Branch TP, Lawton RL, Iobst CA, and Hutton WC. The Role of Glenohumeral Capsular Ligaments in Internal and External Rotation of the Humerus. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 1995; Vol. 23(5): 632-638.