Im thinking of doing external tibia LL (ilizarov or TSF), so I will be wearing the frames for about 1 year.
I cannot imagine how exactly life is with the frames on.
Could I attend classes at the university in that 1 year? (special taxi I guess)
Is it feasible and is it dangerous?
Quote from: GrowTow on May 11, 2019, 06:39:09 PMWhy would you be wearing them for a whole year?
And there's no chance you'll be able to go to university with an external frame and even if you do, it'll take one douchebag to nudge you over and both your legs will be gone forever
For 5 cm, you wear the frames for about 10 months.
Anyway good point, its risky.
Quote from: GrowTow on May 12, 2019, 12:04:19 AMWhy would you be wearing the frames for 10 months?
You wear the frames for 3-4 months whilst your lengthening. That's all
You probably misread this part "external tibia LL (ilizarov or TSF)"
There won't be any nail inserted in my tibia. I will wear the frames during consolidation also.
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=95.0
Quote from: FutureManuteBol on May 12, 2019, 02:36:27 AMWhy are you going for external tibia instead of the internal tibia route? Is it for fear of permanent knee pain that has been noted with the internal method or are you looking to sidestep the issue of knock knees and throwing off your mechanical axis?
From what I read, external tibia without nail is better as a long term solution. Although it is more painful and has more short term complications, such as infections, I would avoid the possibility of permanent knee pain, and the doctor has more control of the mechanical axis, if he knows what he is doing.
Quote from: FutureManuteBol on May 13, 2019, 03:35:37 AMDo you mean arthritis?
im not sure here
Quote from: FutureManuteBol on May 13, 2019, 03:35:37 AMAre you referring to the permanent knee pain? Does shifting the mechanical axis in an unnatural way cause complications down the road?
yes, yes
Quote from: FutureManuteBol on May 13, 2019, 03:35:37 AMIf internals cause more long term complications, why are internal femurs the consensus over external femurs? Do these still exist, but the discomfort of having frames on your femurs just outweigh them?
the pain of external femurs is extreme. i think external femurs is still better for the bones, but very bad for the muscles(and possibly nerves). you cannot do typical daily tasks with external femurs, and the scars will be very very big.
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