Dr. Szymon Wałejko
Orthopaedic surgeon, GUMed Gdańsk; performed the department's first Taylor Spatial Frame lengthening procedures
Szpital im. Mikołaja Kopernika – Copernicus — Gdańsk, Poland
Background
Szymon Wałejko is an orthopaedic surgeon in the GUMed Clinical Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Nicolaus Copernicus Hospital, Gdańsk. Independent press coverage (MedExpress, RynekZdrowia) credits him with performing the department's first Taylor Spatial Frame limb-lengthening procedure, alongside colleague Dr. Justyna Napora and with input from visiting specialist Dr. Szymon Pietrzak (CMKP Otwock). The department otherwise applies the Ilizarov method, used there for over 30 years, and was, per this coverage, introducing magnetic intramedullary-nail lengthening.
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