Hey mdow, do you really think stryde is a game changer? Weight bearing increases bone growth? Would you have done stryde on your Tibias for it's easier process and rehab even knowing that internals can cause knee pain
Quote from: kats20 on June 28, 2020, 11:25:23 AMI appreciate this diary as I think it highlights the importance of keeping to a 'safe' amount on tibias. It seems that damage after 4-5cm is exponential.
To be fair, we'd have to have a 'control group' of the same person who didn't do surgery and the physical grievances he would have. Pains and discomforts with one's body increase as one gets older.
I mean, yeah, if it was a scientifically rigorous study you would have a control group. But people who want to do crazy amounts of lengthening just seem to have a hard time accepting the anecdotal evidence that lengthening more than 4-5cm seems to lead to difficulties.
Quote from: ghkid2019 on June 29, 2020, 07:15:47 AMHey mdow, do you really think stryde is a game changer? Weight bearing increases bone growth? Would you have done stryde on your Tibias for it's easier process and rehab even knowing that internals can cause knee pain
It's certainly the best device, but not a game changer. It is an incremental improvement over previous devices. I bore weight on the Ilizarov frames and fixed-length internal nails and never had issues with bone growth. None of my present concerns would be different right now with Stryde.
What I'd do differently if I had it to do over again is do 5 cm on externals only, or do internal femurs.
Thanks for the response.
Would you ever advocate for internal tibias? Do you think the knee pain will affect someone's quality of life massively in their day to day?
There are other options so I'd never advocate for it.
It doesn't affect my quality of life massively, not yet anyway. I'm pretty sure it's tendonitis, which some people might not even get if they have the procedure. My body has a very strong inflammatory response in general.
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on July 06, 2020, 04:39:55 PMThere are other options so I'd never advocate for it.
It doesn't affect my quality of life massively, not yet anyway. I'm pretty sure it's tendonitis, which some people might not even get if they have the procedure. My body has a very strong inflammatory response in general.
Thanks MDOW. Really good to have a veteran consistently still visit and help us newbies.
What hypothetical "additional" side effects do you have from doing 7.5cm versus if you had just done 5cm. Of course this is hard to answer as you never did 5cm, but a guess would be great.
And what are the exact negative parts of your knee? Like does it hurt alot when you kneel on the floor, does putting your other leg on your knee like how some people rest like this hurt: https://imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.hellogiggles.com%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F01%2F25091715%2FGettyImages-462915449.jpg
Does this hurt your knee? What if you lay down and do that?
Sorry for all these questions, thanks MDOW.
Quote from: ghkid2019 on July 08, 2020, 07:38:26 AMWhat hypothetical "additional" side effects do you have from doing 7.5cm versus if you had just done 5cm. Of course this is hard to answer as you never did 5cm, but a guess would be great.
Nothing aside from the issues with the tibialis anterior muscles that I've talked about. The tendons, specifically the Achilles, came out of it fine. I know not everyone's do. I can touch the floor with my fingertips while my knees are locked, in shoes.
QuoteAnd what are the exact negative parts of your knee? Like does it hurt alot when you kneel on the floor, does putting your other leg on your knee like how some people rest like this hurt: https://imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.hellogiggles.com%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F01%2F25091715%2FGettyImages-462915449.jpg
Does this hurt your knee? What if you lay down and do that?
It's tender and sensitive when I kneel on the floor. Sometimes it feels clunky, like how I imagine the knee joint of a stiff suit of medieval armor might feel, when I move it. No problem kneeling on soft things like a bed. Crossing my legs like in that picture doesn't bother me at all.
Hi MDOW. This is a highly opinionated question, so I want YOUR own opinion. Is wingspan to height ratio overrated?
How much taller (or shorter) are you than your wingspan- and what's your honest opinion on the maximum limit of difference between wingspan and height where it still looks fine and not too weird. Obviously this is HIGHLY subjective, but I want your true honest thoughts.
Thank MDOW.
also is torso to height ratio proportions overrated in YOUR opinion.
Thanks bro
It's hard to say because every ratio matters to some extent, and they affect each other. I used to look weird with my long neck, but lengthening the tibias actually helped me out aesthetically. Right now my armspan to height ratio is 1:1.
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