9 centimeters on tibias with Dr. Barinov, Volgograd-Russia

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Quote from: Hallijah on June 13, 2014, 07:44:09 PM how long can you walk?

i dont know exactly maybe 15 20 minutes

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Quote from: Claude on June 11, 2014, 06:50:46 PMYeah what matters is how you feel, hope you always feel that way and don't listen to crap.

thankx man!)

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Quote from: Wannabegiant on June 13, 2014, 10:37:14 PMThank you man for the info but are you sure you understand what im referring to? :p just so i make myself clear, the ilizarovs that i have, do not have rings that go around the leg, they only cover the front of the legs since they are half-rings (except the ring around the ankles) this means that the backside of my lower leg is exposed, and nothing is covering the incision site from behind.

So theoretically if i applied enough pressure on the flesh on the back of the incision site, the flesh could be pushed into the gap between the bones, at least thats how i think it would work. Im afraid that i could potentially disturb the callus by applying pressure there which would cause the muscle to push into the callus formation which might make it indented.

When i sleep, i lay down on my back, so the backside of the incision site is laying against the bed, but this pressure is very insignificant so its no problem, however because of lack of activity from my legs, i get the urge to flex the leg muscles sometimes which causes me to push my legs downwards against the bed. So im not sure but im afraid i might be applying a lot of pressure during these moments against the callus, it doesnt happen often but it might be enough to make it indented..i hope not though. The x-rays i take in july will confirm if this is a problem or not hopefully

i think I understand. in any case for what I know, you are suppose to push your knee down, forcing your leg to be as straight as possible to avoid knee contractions. I think your frame is different I know, but I believe your frames should be strong enough to handle any movement. I dont think your doctor would would let you go with bad frames. I think you should contact your doctor and ask. ive seen your frames, and it seems like they have less stability than the classic ilizarov but they seem fine only different they are not complete ringsnwhich may cause a little less stability from the back of the leg. ask your doc!)

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Quote from: galaxy1 on June 13, 2014, 11:23:50 PMGreat videos. It must be a fantastic feeling returning home fom Russia and walking around in your home almost 4 inches taller.

yes it is!!)) i used to walk around the same height before with lifts but, but it is a better feeling walking at this height without lifts, it really looks and feel much better!)

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Quote from: RGKEY on June 14, 2014, 12:19:51 AMi think I understand. in any case for what I know, you are suppose to push your knee down, forcing your leg to be as straight as possible to avoid knee contractions. I think your frame is different I know, but I believe your frames should be strong enough to handle any movement. I dont think your doctor would would let you go with bad frames. I think you should contact your doctor and ask. ive seen your frames, and it seems like they have less stability than the classic ilizarov but they seem fine only different they are not complete ringsnwhich may cause a little less stability from the back of the leg. ask your doc!)

Yeah youre right i should probably ask the doctor to make sure, although while it logically seems like a problem i have a hard time believing they would miss such a design flaw, because you are supposed to lay on your back while sleeping during LL, and naturally some pressure will be applied to the back of the incision sites, so its probably not a problem.

However one thing i can tell for sure, these Ilizarovs seem very stable, however stability really has no bearing on my specific issue. each of the bone parts are kept in place by the pins, but the issue is the empy space created in the middle by lengthening, the gap where the new callus will form. This area is what im worried about since it is exposed from behind with only the muscles in the way. So if pressure pushes the muscles toward the bone when laying down, i wonder if the callus formation could be disturbed and end up consolidating in an indented form.

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that is why the pins and rods are for, to make sure that gap or new bone is stable and stay in static position even if you fall from a building!! everything might break and move but whatever is protected by the frames not even 0.0001 millimeters

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meet 5 feet of love!!!! gotta love this guy!!!

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Quote from: RGKEY on June 14, 2014, 01:00:27 AMthat is why the pins and rods are for, to make sure that gap or new bone is stable and stay in static position even if you fall from a building!! everything might break and move but whatever is protected by the frames not even 0.0001 millimeters

Yeah the pins and rods keep each end of the bone in place :p but the gap in the middle where the new bone is being regenerated, regardless of how stable the ilizarov frames are, that spot could theoretically be affected if muscle tissue got into the gap. The rods would keep the ends of the bone stable and in place but the gap in the middle could still be affected.

But after looking at x-rays on bones on the internet i dont think its a big issue, since the bone is so thin compared to the whole leg, the muscles might not be able to reach the gap within the bones even when applying pressure from the outside. I hope so because i cant really stop myself from flexing my lower legs muscles some times. :p

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i don't know about that man, i haven't heard anything like it thou.

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Quote from: RGKEY on June 18, 2014, 10:37:44 AMi don't know about that man, i haven't heard anything like it thou.

Yeah, nobody at the clinic mentioned anything about it either, so it probably isnt anything to worry about. If that was a risk they would probably not have designed these ilizarov frames like they are with no protection on the back of the legs