Boy, 9, undergoes controversial leg-lengthening surgery in UK first

Northampton schoolboy Alfie Phillips became the first patient in the UK to have leg-lengthening surgery in March last year.

Nine-year-old first in UK to have 'life-changing' surgery to lengthen his leg

Alfie Phillips from Northampton has fibular hemimelia, which caused his right leg to not develop properly, leaving it more ...

Surgeons at Alder Hey pioneer new technique to treat boy with rare leg condition in UK first

Alfie Phillips has fibular hemimelia, leaving his right leg more than an inch shorter than his left. | ITV News Granada ...

Nine-year-old Northampton boy becomes first in UK to have pioneering surgery to lengthen his leg

Alfie Phillips from Northampton has fibular hemimelia, which caused his right leg to not develop properly, leaving it more than an inch shorter than his left. | ITV News Anglia ...

Alder Hey surgeons pioneer new technique to treat boy with rare leg condition

Alfie Phillips has fibular hemimelia, leaving his right leg more than an inch shorter than his left. | ITV News Granada ...

Pivotal Mets reliever impressing at camp early as surgery rehab continues

Assuming Minter can get back to his early-season form from last year whenever he does return from this injury, he’s going to be a pivotal piece of what he called a “stacked” bullpen. Minter could very ...
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Schoolboy, 9, makes history as his legs are made longer in groundbreaking new surgery

A nine-year-old boy from Northampton has made medical history as the first child in Britain to undergo surgery to lengthen ...

Boy, 9, has pioneering surgery to make his legs same length

A nine-year-old boy has become the first person in the UK to have pioneering surgery to make him taller. Alfie Phillips has fibular hemimelia, which affects fewer than one in 40,000 births and caused ...