Re: LON, LATN and MONORAIL

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Quote from: ChrisIsaak on April 14, 2014, 06:31:33 PMI did internal femur lengthening and the nails were inserted through my knees. Maybe that's why I don't see LON/LATN as problematic; I have very little and infrequent knee pain and it'll obviously go away in a while, it's not a permanent thing. It's not bad at all.

If I ever do a second LL I'l do LON/LATN without a single doubt. Wearing external fixators for months and months sounds like hell.

Possibly because you did femurs they cut the knee open in a different spot which didnt cause permanent knee pain. However there is evidence that LON and LATN can cause permanent knee pain with a relatively high probability, however it seems more likely to happen with tibia lengthening.

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I understand the risk, as documented by all the research shared here. Still, the psychological burden of wearing the frames for a longer period is a costlier trade-off in my case. I have to serve in the military as well, so I need more time for other things; work, setting up a business, leisure, etc.

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I understand the risk, as documented by all the research shared here. Still, the psychological burden of wearing the frames for a longer period is a costlier trade-off in my case. I have to serve in the military as well, so I need more time for other things; work, setting up a business, leisure, etc.

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to me, i wanna hear from guys that had lon/latn.... is the kneee pain ruining your life? or is it a slight nuisance.. if only a nuisance,its worth it imo

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For me the knee pain is manageable. It's the feet that is the worse part and ruining my life.

I still can't run and it's a year after frame removal.

Ankles hurt every day and I have to take Tramadol if I want pain relief.
Sometimes I take 3-4 50mg Tramadol just to have an easier day.
The medicine will kill me in the end.

But my knees are much stronger now than just 6 months ago when I barely could lift my legs up straight when lying down.

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Hey Sweden,

Why are your ankles in such bad shape?  What did the doctor say about them?

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Quote from: crimsontide on April 14, 2014, 11:32:18 PMto me, i wanna hear from guys that had lon/latn.... is the kneee pain ruining your life? or is it a slight nuisance.. if only a nuisance,its worth it imo

It's only a slight nuisance.  For me it's not really "pain", more like sensitivity and stiffness.