Quote from: zaozari on February 08, 2022, 05:54:26 PMThanks.
I suppose because you feel you didn't recover 100%?
I feel like my legs are a little too long; out of proportion a bit. My balance would be better with 1 inch less, and I also might not have gotten exertional compartment syndrome.
Anything less than 2.5-3 inches would be waste of time in my mind.
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 08, 2022, 08:49:30 PMI feel like my legs are a little too long; out of proportion a bit. My balance would be better with 1 inch less, and I also might not have gotten exertional compartment syndrome.
Thanks again. I'm sorry for that condition, hope at least it doesn't cause pain.
Can't you still treat and cure it?
It's already treated as best as it can be with surgery.
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 08, 2022, 08:49:30 PMI feel like my legs are a little too long; out of proportion a bit. My balance would be better with 1 inch less, and I also might not have gotten exertional compartment syndrome.
So that's why I never advocate lengthening tibias by 7.5cm with pure fixators and it needs rebreaking.
TBH before it I have anticipated that you have got some terrible problems cuz of excessive lengthening with pure fixators and I hope you are getting well.
Quote from: ReadRothbard on February 08, 2022, 08:56:10 PMAnything less than 2.5-3 inches would be waste of time in my mind.
I think any decent and good surgeon won't permit lengthening your tibias beyond 5cm if with pure fixators and 6cm if with internal methods.
Beyond 6cm you gotta rebreak your tibial bones to achieve your goal but eitherway you gottal listen to your body.
Why would you need to re-break the bone to go over a certain length?
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 09, 2022, 05:57:43 AMWhy would you need to re-break the bone to go over a certain length?
What I wanna say is, if you go beyond 6cm on tibias you gotta rebreak the tibial bones if you go beyond 7cm on femurs you gotta rebreak the femoral bones but again just my 2 cents.
Quote from: Electronic Paradise on February 09, 2022, 05:34:54 AMI think any decent and good surgeon won't permit lengthening your tibias beyond 5cm if with pure fixators and 6cm if with internal methods.
Beyond 6cm you gotta rebreak your tibial bones to achieve your goal but eitherway you gottal listen to your body.
As far as I can tell, pure externals are considered the safest lengthening method for tibias, and most doctors recommend somewhere in the 6-8 cm range as the maximum. However, I also have pretty long tibias compared to my femurs (39 cm and 43 cm, respectively), so I can probably get away with lengthening 6.5-7.5 cm. We won’t know until I start lengthening, though.
Quote from: ReadRothbard on February 09, 2022, 06:37:20 AMAs far as I can tell, pure externals are considered the safest lengthening method for tibias, and most doctors recommend somewhere in the 6-8 cm range as the maximum. However, I also have pretty long tibias compared to my femurs (39 cm and 43 cm, respectively), so I can probably get away with lengthening 6.5-7.5 cm. We won’t know until I start lengthening, though.
Like a veterran here said disproportion is not that obvious and only LLers here are worried about being disproportional after LL.
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