Dr. Peter H. Thaller
med., MSc — Head of 3D-Surgery (LMU Munich & Bethel Berlin); Professor of Orthopedics at Weill Cornell Medical College
Dr. med. (LMU Munich), MSc in Advanced Orthopaedics and Traumatology; Gavril Award in Limb Lengthening 2020; author of 60+ peer-reviewed publications
3D-Surgery — Munich / Berlin, Germany · 20+ years specialising in limb lengthening and reconstruction; surgical activity since 1991, 3D-Surgery focus since 1997 experience
Background
Peter H. Thaller has led the 3D-Surgery program at LMU Munich since 1997 and extended it to Bethel Clinic Berlin, coining the '3D-Surgery' designation for the triad of bony Defects, Deformities, and Discrepancies. Known internationally as 'Mr. Millimeter' for his precision-first philosophy, he has performed more than 1,000 motorised intramedullary lengthening procedures using five different systems. In 2019 he became the first surgeon in Europe to perform fully weight-bearing quadrilateral lengthening with deformity correction using the latest-generation nail. He runs annual multi-day international 3D-Surgery courses attended by colleagues from more than 20 countries.
Peer-reviewed research
- Limb lengthening with fully implantable magnetically actuated mechanical nails (PHENIX)—preliminary results — Injury, 2014
- Three-dimensional assessment of lower limb alignment: accuracy and reliability — The Knee, 2019
- The management of leg-length discrepancy in Ollier's disease with a fully implantable lengthening nail — J Bone Joint Surg Br, 2005
Methods practised
Procedures performed
- ●Limb lengthening (distraction osteogenesis)
- ●Deformity correction (bow-legs, knock-knees, torsional)
- ●Bone defect reconstruction
- ●Pseudarthrosis / non-union treatment
- ●Humerus lengthening
- ●Post-trauma, post-infection, post-tumour reconstruction
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