can this surgery cause leg length discrepancy?

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i'm in lengthening period in tibia with Precice 2.2 and
i measured my Xray pics at home. Results are my right side is consistently 5~7mm longer than left from 4 sets of xray, and 2mm longer from 1 set of xray.
In hospital, it also usually showed 2~3mm longer, but doc didn't seem to care.

Befre surgery it's just 1mm longer, consistently from 2 sets of Xrays.

Is this possible and should i ask doctor for correction?
Or is there something i'm unware of?

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Quote from: lovinglonglegs on June 07, 2023, 02:19:25 AMi'm in lengthening period in tibia with Precice 2.2 and
i measured my Xray pics at home. Results are my right side is consistently 5~7mm longer than left from 4 sets of xray, and 2mm longer from 1 set of xray.
In hospital, it also usually showed 2~3mm longer, but doc didn't seem to care.

Befre surgery it's just 1mm longer, consistently from 2 sets of Xrays.

Is this possible and should i ask doctor for correction?
Or is there something i'm unware of?

Yes, it can. But you won't notice if it's less 0.5 cm.

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Same happened to me. My left leg was consistently 4-5mm longer than my right leg. My right leg was regenerating bone at a much faster rate than the left. Doesn't really affect anything at the end. One leg will simply reach the finish leg before the other and then you'll wait for the other to catch up.

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Quote from: GrowGrow123 on June 08, 2023, 04:05:02 AMSame happened to me. My left leg was consistently 4-5mm longer than my right leg. My right leg was regenerating bone at a much faster rate than the left. Doesn't really affect anything at the end. One leg will simply reach the finish leg before the other and then you'll wait for the other to catch up.

Good question here: are you measuring the gap only or the full length of the leg?

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 08, 2023, 12:12:02 PMGood question here: are you measuring the gap only or the full length of the leg?

Both. The measurements from the X-Ray images showed a discrepancy. And I could see that same approximate discrepancy in my legs when I lined them up sitting. About the width of a pinky at its worse.

I no longer have that discrepancy (either by X-Ray measurements or by eye-balling the lined up legs).

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Quote from: GrowGrow123 on June 08, 2023, 09:54:00 PMBoth. The measurements from the X-Ray images showed a discrepancy. And I could see that same approximate discrepancy in my legs when I lined them up sitting. About the width of a pinky at its worse.

I no longer have that discrepancy (either by X-Ray measurements or by eye-balling the lined up legs).

how did you equalize that discrepancy?
also when there was discrepancy did you check the elongated length of the nail, which also indicates if discrepancy exists.