Is femur surgery far more dangerous than tibia?

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Assuming when femur is done internally and tibia externally.

It's just the impression that I got because femurs are very close to our body that contains all the vital organs including penis.

And most of the bad cases seem to involve femurs like Unicorn.

Don't you think so?

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Quote from: Scarface on November 16, 2020, 04:25:37 AMIf you want to s hitpost post atleast make it funny.

The thing is  posting wasn't my intention bro (in this particular case) . That's why ain't so funny.

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Quote from: Body Builder on November 17, 2020, 01:02:12 AMEverything internal is much more dangerous than externals.
Internal femurs are about the same dangerous as internal tibias but more dangerous than external tibias.
So the segment does not play a do big role. The method plays though.

I still feel the segment itself plays a role.

Femur bones are close the body and vital organs, they must be connected in many ways.

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Quote from: Ascending on November 17, 2020, 10:34:41 AMThere is a reason why internal lengthening techniques were developed - the external methods have a high risk of infection and the patient would have the inconvenience of the external apparatus during every waking hour and sleep too.  You can't even take a shower without risking infection!  Furthermore externals are not good for femur lengthening as we note from Android's experience.  Unicorn was very unlucky in choosing Guichet and his dated 'twist and shout' nail.

Even not with Guichet, the internal lengthening can be fatal. Fat embolism, more fatal infection. Imagine if the nail breaks inside your bone. I think internal is far more invasive overall. Just because it feels more convenient for the patient, doesn't mean it's healthier and safer.

I just think that regardless of the method, the femoral lengthening has more long-term risks due to the reasons I mention above.

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Quote from: Stryder2021 on November 17, 2020, 06:22:59 PMLeg Lengthening surgeons overwhelmingly agree the internal rods are better than external fixators. Internal rods have these advantages:

Less risk of infections
Less painful
Less scarring
Better stability
Faster and better recovery/consolidation

External fixators have a few advantages, but are almost never used for cosmetic femur lengthening. They are still used for the tibias for these reasons.

Considerably lower price
Better for deformities, like crooked/curved bones.

Dr. Shahab Mahboubian gives a good explaination of why internal rods are an improvement from external fixators, starting at 7:14

They might make more money by selling internal rods. Also it might be better for the patient's experience but not necessarily healthier.

Quote from: Stryder2021 on November 17, 2020, 08:13:09 PMAnswering the OP’s question, a femur lengthening patient’s vital organs, including genital/pubic organs, are not in danger because they are closer to the femurs, compared to the tibias. There has never been a case like you described (at least that I know of).

How would you know? It's not like they know everything. It could be subtle long-term consequences that aren't detected.