Hi everyone!
I'm considering limb lengthening, and more specifically on the lower legs. My main concern with femur is the mechanical axis problem. The methods used by Guichet seems to angle the knee slightly wrong? Are there any good alternatives that don't compromises the angle of the knee?
So, if tibial lengthening is the way to go, then the method and finally the doctor is to be decided. I'm considering doing 4-4,5 CM since I think that is enough to make a significant difference but will keep the ratio between my upper and lower legs from becoming far too screwed.
I should add that I am quite heavy. Muscular by nature 
. Even when in fairly good shape my weight is about 90 kg. This is likely not a good thing and maybe even something to be considered when choosing the exact method?
Everything considered I'm leaning towards external tibia. My understanding is that there are several versions of this method, where some of them allow for more control. Are there any disadvantages of the methods that provide a large degree of control? I have seen far too many x-rays on this forum of bones that look unsymmetrical or badly shaped. This seems so unnecessary to me.
So, which is the very best doctor in the world for me? Money is not a concern (I'm 33 and have worked hard for this)!!
Age: 33
Current height: 170-180*
*My current height is somewhere between 170 and 180 CM. I prefer not to say exactly at this point in time since some people here seem to have an upper limit that they consider OK for lengthening.
Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on June 30, 2017, 10:58:10 PMJust say you are freakin 5'10 or something and stop screwing around. You wouldn't say something like this if you would be 5'7.
Sorry, I really don't mean to offend anyone! Hope we can stay on the topic from now on.
Quote from: 1683131665 on July 01, 2017, 03:58:40 PMIf money is not an obstacle, go to Dr. Paley
Definitely a doctor on the shortlist, but he does internal tibias, right? My impression is as stated before that external might be better as it comes to end results.
Thank you everyone for your answers!
Suggestions include Dr Paley for internal thighs or tibias or Dr Rozbruch for internal.
But who are the absolut best doctors for externa tibias? After what I have seen I still consider external tibias to be the safest way to lengthen 4-5 cm with as little long time adverse effects as possible. Is this wrong?
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