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About Save-A-Limb Fund
One in 125 children is born with a limb deficiency. Many of these children undergo amputation because they do not have the resources to travel to a specialist and pay for limb lengthening surgery.
The Save-A-Limb Fund was established in 2001 with the goal of advancing patient care and support in the fight to save limbs from amputation and to preserve joints.
The Purposes of the fund is four fold:
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To invest in and acquire, resources and technologies that directly benefit the advancement and quality of care to all patients.
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To provide financial support to special needs patients who could not otherwise afford limb and joint saving care.
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To provide educational and social therapeutic activities to children who suffer from limb deformities.
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To financially support new research programs with the intention of helping save limbs and joints.
Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction: The International Center for Limb Lengthening at the Rubin Institute of Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital is internationally recognized as the most experienced center for limb lengthening and reconstruction in the world. The center is committed to providing the most comprehensive and technologically advanced treatments available for children and adults with limb discreprancies, short stature, bone defects, bone infections, and nonunions.
Joint Preservation and Reconstruction: The Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement at the Rubin Institute of Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital is nationally recognized orthopedic institution that specializes in non-operative and surgical methods for the treatment of such crippling and joint disorders as arthritis, degeneration, and injury.
For more information on the fund visit: www.savealimbfund.org
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