Safe limit for femurs with internal nails

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If I went to this surgery, which amount do you think is the limit for femurs? Does it worth it for a 5 8 or 5 9 person?

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6cm

You need to answer it for yourself, it depends where are u living(average male height etc).
If i would be 5'9 i dont think i would look into this surgery, maybe 1 segment at absolute best.

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Spoke to my doctor, he says 8 cm is pushing it, 10 cm is almost insane. 6 cm seems fine. But 4 cm is best - full recovery to sports. Unless you are an elite athlete.

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Judging from what I've read so far, the limit should be somewhere between 6 and 8cm. Your flexibility seems to play a huge role but you can work on it in advance.

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From what I've read - and been advised by a dr - six seems the magic number.

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Have you contacted any LL doctor?

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Yes I have contacted many, but now I am saving money for the procedure. If I did it I would increase 6.5-7 cm in both femurs not a mm more. I dont like sports so it is not a problem.

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Quote from: onemorefoot on July 20, 2016, 07:53:14 PMYes I have contacted many, but now I am saving money for the procedure. If I did it I would increase 6.5-7 cm in both femurs not a mm more. I dont like sports so it is not a problem.

good. So now save money. You have all the info you need. You have no reason to stay in the forum.

 About safety? There isnt a golden rule besides the more the riskier.

About proportions? You will know while you lengthen when to stop.

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Save money will take a long time, so in that time I prefer to stay here, because I think we never finish learning.

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Quote from: TIBIKE200 on July 20, 2016, 08:00:21 PM About safety? There isnt a golden rule besides the more the riskier.

I normally would not agree with TIBIKE200, but here he is correct.

People who say 6cm or 7cm don't know what they're talking about. It depends on your body, some people can do 8cm perfectly fine with no stretching beforehand and go through the process with absolutely no pain. Others are not as fortunate.