Quote from: Morissette on October 06, 2016, 02:56:21 AMYes my heels still touch the ground I often sit on the edge of my bed place my feet on stacked flip flops and press down to get my heel too touch the ground. The stacked flip flops give me around a 2" "platform" I guess. Hurts my ankles a little bit in the beginning but holy hell does it ever do I ever feel the stretch in my calves haha.
This exercise is idiotic and very foolish. I'm telling you: STAND UP EVERY DAY!!!
The physios don't know anything.
Put your folded socks under the front of your feet and stand up so it forces to push your feet up a little.
Remember: your range of motion in your ankles will be determined after his much you forced your feet up during this process. You will be in a world of hell after the cast are taken off after frame removal if you never forced your feet up every day.
Use the walker and try to lean forward towards the wall, stretching your calfs. In that way you force your ankles to adapt to the new length.
Sitting on the bed, especially with sandals on, will be devastating.
3 inches external tibia Dr.Amar Sarin
I think a few more cm is possible because my SH is 89 and I am fat, most of people of my height have a SH of 91+ cm.
Quote from: onemorefoot on October 06, 2016, 03:53:03 AMI think a few more cm is possible because my SH is 89 and I am fat, most of people of my height have a SH of 91+ cm.
I didn't do 8cm, I did 7. On tibias.
You should never go more than 5cm on tibias. 6cm on femurs.
And get in shape. Go out running. You'll miss that A LOT when can't run anymore after LL.
Dr Sarin had made some changes to the fixator since you have done your operation. There are less pin sites. The reason for this that I was told is less pain,less nerve compression which leads to a lower chance of nerve damage,much less scarring and less chances of complications during surgery. The downside to this is it creates less support while you're lengthening and you can stand anymore while lengthening. So unfortunately standing is not an option for me
Quote from: Sweden on October 06, 2016, 03:58:58 AMI didn't do 8cm, I did 7. On tibias.
You should never go more than 5cm on tibias. 6cm on femurs.
And get in shape. Go out running. You'll miss that A LOT when can't run anymore after LL.
Sweden 7 cm in Tibia is like 11 cm in femur. i think 7-8 cm max is good for internal method
Quote from: onemorefoot on October 06, 2016, 03:04:04 AM16 years, my plan is 6 on femurs+5 on tibias with LON or maybe 5+6, tibias really scare me, but internal femurs are too expensive.
I've always wondered what the ramifications would be for someone who had ll surgery, then had a natural growth spurt during or shortly thereafter.
It's been done in kids since the lengthening is done in the middle of the bone and the natural growth occurs at the ends of bones it should effect natural growth.
Quote from: The Kaiser on October 06, 2016, 04:33:59 AMSweden 7 cm in Tibia is like 11 cm in femur. i think 7-8 cm max is good for internal method
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You'll regret it so bad that you never stood up. You will forever have short ROM in your ankles. 3-4 months of not using your ankles properly will destroy them permanently.
Don't say nobody told you. I know it's difficult to understand but this is how it is either way you look at it.
You will be permanently destroyed anyway from this but the question is just how much.
Quote from: Sweden on October 06, 2016, 11:45:43 AMAlright?
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You'll regret it so bad that you never stood up. You will forever have short ROM in your ankles. 3-4 months of not using your ankles properly will destroy them permanently.
Don't say nobody told you. I know it's difficult to understand but this is how it is either way you look at it.
You will be permanently destroyed anyway from this but the question is just how much.
Using Guichet nail will allow me to move my ankles, there are many patients lengthened 8 cm and they doing fine. you did 7 cm and you're fine except the x leg
Quote from: The Kaiser on October 06, 2016, 12:07:00 PMUsing Guichet nail will allow me to move my ankles, there are many patients lengthened 8 cm and they doing fine. you did 7 cm and you're fine except the x leg
I wasn't talking to you.
You don't have any idea what fine really means.
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