Operator’s Manual ERC 3P
Model: ERC 3P
LC0216-H-2/2022
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What happens during and after the treatment?
There are 4 phases to your treatment.
1)
Implantation
: This phase is when you have your surgery. Your doctor implants the
Precice device in your leg.
2)
Lengthening
: You will make your leg longer each day in this phase. About 5 days after
your surgery, you will visit your doctor to have your first lengthening. Your doctor will
watch you while you use the ERC to make your leg longer and answer any questions
you might have. When you are at home, you will use the ERC to make your leg a little
longer each day (usually about 1 mm per day). Make sure you follow your doctor’s
instructions. You will visit your doctor about once a week to check on your progress.
Your doctor may x-ray your leg when you visit.
3)
Consolidation
: After your leg is the right length, you will stop lengthening your leg
each day. Now you will let your leg bone heal and get stronger. This is the consolidation
phase. Your doctor will see you about once a month during this phase to check on your
progress. Your doctor will tell you how much weight you can put on your leg. It is
important to follow all of your doctor’s instructions.
Figure 2: Precice Device Implanted in the Tibia
4)
Removal
: The Precice device will need to be removed from your leg within a year of
your surgery. Your doctor will schedule another surgery to remove the Precice device.
You will then stay in the hospital after the surgery until you heal enough to go home.
Your doctor will tell you when you can continue your usual lifestyle after you have
fully healed from your surgery.