Event Brief
Boy first in UK to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery
Filed: Feb 17, 2026 at 8:06 AM ET
Summary: Alfie Phillips, 9, underwent innovative treatment at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.
WHO: Alfie Phillips
WHAT: pioneering leg-lengthening surgery
WHEN: Feb 17, 2026 at 6:32 AM ET
WHERE: Liverpool
WHY: to address leg length discrepancy
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