
Franz Birkholtz
South African orthopaedic surgeon in Stellenbosch specializing in limb lengthening, reconstruction, and complex trauma surgery; CEO of the Institute of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology.
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Sep 27, 2026
Limb Lengthening LIVE Ep. 210 Surgeon Q&A w/ Dr. Assayag + Dr. Birkholtz
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Victor EgonuHOST
He's saying, what is the most efficient way of lengthening? Thoughts on FitBone? So yeah, I guess just in general about lengthening and then, yeah, your FitBone thoughts.

Franz BirkholtzGUEST
The most efficient way of lengthening is the one that you and the surgeon, that you as a patient and the surgeon are the most comfortable with.

Franz BirkholtzGUEST
I think either the motorized nail like the Fitbone or the electromagnetic nail or the magnetic nail like the Precise, those are the gold standards in the world at the moment.

Franz BirkholtzGUEST
And we can maybe unpack one of those, you know, there's something around that that I maybe want to come back to.
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Victor EgonuHOST
that's good news very good uh dr b this one for you uh would a bodybuilder uh with that or somebody with an athletic frame be an ideal candidate for the procedure either on femurs or would you recommend tibias rather than you know an average sedentary person somebody with more musculature