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Man the last 6 months has gotten away from me...
About a month ago we took Kinsley to the orthopedic.  He looked at her x-rays (they were not very good, taking x-rays of a 12 month old is tricky) and watched her walk a little and looked at her legs.  He said a lot we are not going to know.  We have to wait till she grows more and see what happens.  But he did say she will have to have surgery on her knee.  She has a valgus knee, also known as knocked knee.  It is a simple surgery with a quick recovery.  Until she has it he said it will probably be painful for her to run and maybe even walk.  He also said she would need a surgery for the leg length difference.  There is two options and only time will tell which one she needs.  If her leg length difference is less than 2 inches then she will just need a block put in her good leg when she is almost done growing.  That evens out the legs.  If it is over 2 inches then she will need leg lengthening surgery which is very intrusive, very painful and has a long recovery.  Essentially what they do is break the leg, put a metal cage around it that has screws that you turn everyday and it stretches the leg out a millimeter at a time.  He said he cant tell where her length difference is going to be but he is guessing right around 2 inches so we are hoping it is right under so we can do the simple surgery.  It also looks like her ankle will need surgery, but he couldn't tell for sure because there was no x-rays.  He wants her to get looked at again in a year to see how she is doing and if they can figure out more.  Everyday I watch her and just smile when strangers tell me she is so balanced and a great walker, runner, climber.  They can't see what is wrong with her and they are amazed at her.  Thank you God for blessing her and making her far succeed what we thought she would be doing.