Uneven legs after LON femur

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I did LON femur this summer. i’m 2 months into consolidation and i noticed that my left leg is a little shorter. Is this fixable when i will remove the internal nails?

yes, i did it in turkey
no, i will not say who was my surgeon

Is not bad, as other doctors said but who is happy with uneven legs?.. i’m guessing about 0.5-1cm discrepancy.  i can’t figure out how much because i couldn’t found in my country  x-ray machine that does precise measurements and measurements from turkey were different every other day.

thank you all

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Can you post an x-Ray?

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https://ibb.co/mbg3Z2L

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The x-ray is not in full length, so we can not see it clearly

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Quote from: albert on December 01, 2022, 10:06:44 PMIs not bad, as other doctors said but who is happy with uneven legs?.. i’m guessing about 0.5-1cm discrepancy.  i can’t figure out how much because i couldn’t found in my country  x-ray machine that does precise measurements and measurements from turkey were different every other day.

Go get an Xray , ask for a Disk , it has a software for viewing , use the  measurement tool from bone top to bone end to see if the uneven is from LL or else .

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Quote from: Limblengtheningwarrior on December 02, 2022, 04:04:35 AMThe x-ray is not in full length, so we can not see it clearly

https://ibb.co/3FP2DCC

Quote from: LIVELIFETHEWAYIWANT on December 02, 2022, 07:50:01 AMGo get an Xray , ask for a Disk , it has a software for viewing , use the  measurement tool from bone top to bone end to see if the uneven is from LL or else .

I know they’re uneven already. I had my x-rays before the surgery. legs were even before.
My question was, do you guys know if is fixable when i will remove the internal nails?

weird that the short leg is the one that gave me most of the problems now but was the most flexible during lengthening.

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Only another surgery can fix this. 1cm is not that bad. I have 0,5cm discrepancy in my femur since my puberty ended and I dont expierience any problems. In fact Paley said, that a lot of people (like 30-40% im not sure how much he said) have leg discrepancy. The problem is when it exceeds 1,5cm. You can live with 1cm pretty fine

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Quote from: albert on December 02, 2022, 09:21:27 AMI know they’re uneven already. I had my x-rays before the surgery. legs were even before.
My question was, do you guys know if is fixable when i will remove the internal nails?

Your choices are , lengthen the short one now , or shorten the long one now . when you remove the nails , the 1 CM is already set (bone healed)

it will be a lot more trouble to fix it later .

If you plan on live your the 1CM , get ready for some HIP problem when you are older .

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Quote from: LIVELIFETHEWAYIWANT on December 02, 2022, 04:33:15 PMYour choices are , lengthen the short one now , or shorten the long one now . when you remove the nails , the 1 CM is already set (bone healed)

How can I lengthen the short one now? is been 2 months since i removed the frames. the nail is fixed with screws

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Quote from: albert on December 02, 2022, 07:08:42 PMHow can I lengthen the short one now? is been 2 months since i removed the frames. the nail is fixed with screws

your case started to sound like a medical malpractice.

 before removing the frame, your doctor did not check if both legs are same length?


you can still remove the screws and put the frame back in , but a little bone breaking is required depend how fast you heals .