Chandler Crews, born with the most common type of dwarfism, undergoes several procedures to lengthen her bones. This short documentary shows the strength and perseverance of a person who uncontrollably faced obstacles since their childhood and how they rose above through faith in self and science.
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Produced by Carly Machen
Chandler Crews | FDA May 11, 2018
Chandler Crews speaks at the Open Public Hearing portion of the May 11, 2018 meeting of the Joint Pediatric Advisory Committee and Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee meeting.
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Chandler Crews, a Sinai patient with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, has been traveling to Sinai from Little Rock, Ark., since she was 16 for limb lengthening treatment at the hospital’s Rubin Institute of Advanced Orthopedics. She’s also a regular at the Hackerman-Patz House, a hospitality facility for long-term patients and their families. Click here for full article.
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Source: Baltimore Jewish Times
Dr. Shawn Standard, Head of Pediatric Orthopedics at the International Center for Limb Lengthening answers your questions on limb lengthening for little people. Limb lengthening patient, Chandler Crews, also provides her perspective. Click here for more episodes of LP Doc Talk.
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Provided by: GrowingStronger.org
Limb-Lengthening Surgery Creates Controversy
Some people with dwarfism are turning to a controversial alternative: A surgery that can make them more than a foot taller. NBC 7's Mark Mullen shares one patient's journey, including the criticism she has received from her own community. Click here to watch interview.
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Source: Mark Mullen, NBC San Diego
Chandler Crews gives speech titled, Limb Lengthening: Then vs. Now and My Experience at the first annual LPA Speakers Night at the 2014 Little People of America National Conference in San Diego, California.
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Video belongs to Chandler Crews.
Sinai Hospital doctors pioneer limb-lengthening procedure
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"Just a year ago, I was six inches shorter." Doctors at Sinai Hospital have pioneered a limb-lengthening procedure that's a radical departure from the traditional method. Click here to read the full story. Click here for photo gallery.
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Source: Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun
Hackerman-Patz House Celebrates Decade
"Whenever we come here, it feels like coming home," said Chandler Crews, 20, who has achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. She has been traveling from Little Rock, Ark., to Sinai since she was 16 for limb lengthening and has gained a total of 14 inches in height from the treatment. Click here to read the full story.
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Source: Baltimore Jewish Times
LR Teenager's Life-Changing Surgery To Lengthen Her Legs
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A Little Rock teenager who underwent a controversial leg lengthening surgery is opening up about her experience. Click here for more.
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Source: Beth Hunt, KATV • Little Rock