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A below knee amputation (BKA) requires sufficient stump length for the fitting of a mod prosthesis.In cases of trauma where the levels of injury are unpredictable,achieving sufficient stump length can be a challenge.We described a case report of using the llizarov technique for bone lengthening at the residual BKA stump for a patient who sustained a mangled limb following a road traffic accident.Using this technique,we have successfully lengthened the tibial stump adequately for a functioning prosthesis.As shown in this case,we believe that this technique could attain an excellent outcome for a selected group of patients with short residual BKA stump.