Maureen Maciel, MD, provides non-surgical and surgical treatment for musculoskeletal conditions in children and adolescents. She has extensive experience and expertise in treating pediatric patients with limb deficiencies, deformities and length discrepancies as well as rare diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta, rickets, neurofibromatosis, fibrous dysplasia, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, and skeletal dysplasias.
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Internal Limb Lengthening Surgery
Internal limb lengthening is when a bone is lengthened using a device that is inside the body (either within or next to a bone). The internal device is controlled by an external remote controller that lengthens the device slowly, causing the bone to slowly lengthen.
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External Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction Surgery
External fixators are metal devices that are connected to bones by wires or pins. They are used to correct certain limb deformities and to lengthen bones.
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Osteotomies and Rodding in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta
A surgical procedure in which metal rods are placed into the long bones of the upper and lower extremities (rodding) is used to treat some individuals with OI.
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Guided Growth
If you wish to be advised on the most appropriate treatment, please call to schedule an appointment.
