But today, the 30-year-old mortgage broker is walking without any problems – thanks to a bionic bone implant that has 'grown' inside her right leg, lengthening it. Emma McCarthy, 30, from Isle of Wright, suffered from severe discomfort in her hips and knees underwent a bionic bone implant that 'grown' inside her leg and lengthening itThousands of Britons have one leg much shorter than the other. The new bionic bone procedure, which is being offered on the NHS at specialist centres, replaces a brutal, four-hour operation that involved the leg being broken and then pulled apart. The new bionic bone procedure, comprises a telescopic titanium rod with electromagnets being inserted at points around the broken section. Then, using X-ray guidance, the femur is broken and the 14 in bionic bone implant, which resembles a large rod, is slid inside.

Source: Daily Mail June 08, 2019 21:22 UTC