一名联合王国男孩成为第一个接受磁腿延长程序的儿童,从而能够无痛成长和迅速康复。 A UK boy became the first child to receive a magnetic leg-lengthening procedure, enabling pain-free growth and quick recovery.

来自北安普敦的九岁男孩阿尔菲·菲利普斯成为英国首位接受开创性磁性延长手术的儿童，治疗纤维偏白病，这是一种罕见导致显著腿部缩短的疾病。 A nine-year-old boy from Northampton, Alfie Phillips, became the first child in the UK to receive a pioneering magnetic lengthening procedure for fibular hemimelia, a rare condition causing significant leg shortening. 2025年3月,Alder Hey儿童医院的外科医生在他的股骨上植入了磁钉,允许他的腿用外部磁铁在数周内长3厘米,避免了传统外部固定器的疼痛、感染风险和疤痕。 In March 2025, surgeons at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital implanted a magnetic nail on his femur, allowing his leg to grow 3cm over weeks using external magnets, avoiding the pain, infection risks, and scarring of traditional external fixators. Alfie在一天之内行走,到第七天不需要减轻疼痛,此后又恢复正常活动,如打篮球。 Alfie walked within a day, needed no pain relief by day seven, and has since returned to normal activities like playing basketball. 该技术原先由于生长板的顾虑而限于成年人,后来被其他3名儿童使用,医生称恢复情况显著,生活质量大为改善。 The technique, previously limited to adults due to growth plate concerns, has since been used on three other children, with doctors calling the recovery remarkable and a major improvement in quality of life.