CHECK TOPIC AND KEYWORDEmbargoed to 0001 Wednesday January 28Alfie Phillips at his home near Northampton. Surgeons at Alder Hey have pioneered a new technique to lengthen the leg of the nine-year-old born with an ultra-rare condition which left one leg 4cm shorter than the other. The procedure was a UK first, they added 3cm to his leg and have since performed it on other patients, with centres round the country preparing to do the same. Picture date: Sunday January 25, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Chris Radburn/PA Wire
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