Would doctors in the future be able to tell that there was new formed bone in the lengthening area?
In other words, can one get away with just saying they had an incident which is the reason for the rods in the legs?
So what I've heard is that right after the gap closes the bone will actually be thicker than the rest of your femur. But after time it will smooth out and have the same thickness as the rest of your femur. How long this takes I'm not sure.
Quote from: BelowTheMean on February 16, 2021, 03:53:47 PMSo what I've heard is that right after the gap closes the bone will actually be thicker than the rest of your femur. But after time it will smooth out and have the same thickness as the rest of your femur. How long this takes I'm not sure.
Perhaps something similar happens if one were to fracture the femur without the lengthening. it would be interesting to get a professional opinion. I am asking around as we speak.
Quote from: Jamesy998 on February 16, 2021, 03:57:21 PMPerhaps something similar happens if one were to fracture the femur without the lengthening. it would be interesting to get a professional opinion. I am asking around as we speak.
That's possible, though the thick bone around the fracture would probably be very short in length, whereas this post-LL bulge is going to run 8 cm down the femur. I plan on getting my nails out eventually and I've been getting half my X-rays locally so my LL is already in the records, so what the bone looks like is not a big deal for me.
If you're trying to get everything completely finished before going home then it might be worth looking into.
Quote from: Jamesy998 on February 16, 2021, 03:24:45 PMWould doctors in the future be able to tell that there was new formed bone in the lengthening area?
In other words, can one get away with just saying they had an incident which is the reason for the rods in the legs?
After 2 years or so, your bone fully remodels. The callus shape returns to a typical unbroken femur bone, straight and all. Cannot tell a thing. Can happen earlier given enough movement and walking. According to Dr. Fragomen
Yes, after fractures, the regenerate is stronger (thicker) than the regular bone. This is temporary and as your bones remodel, it goes back to standard.
It's very individual and unpredictable but generally the bone come back to a quite natural shape, but not identical, a bit thicker. With a higher nail size/bone diameter ratio it tends to become thicker. If you like there are Dr Lee videos with Xrays years after removal, so you can check what to expect.
But who cares about it, probably you'll never take another lower limbs pic for your whole life until old age and anyway doctors would not think about something like LL.
Quote from: Tartar on February 16, 2021, 06:49:21 PMIt's very individual and unpredictable but generally the bone come back to a quite natural shape, but not identical, a bit thicker. With a higher nail size/bone diameter ratio it tends to become thicker. If you like there are Dr Lee videos with Xrays years after removal, so you can check what to expect.
But who cares about it, probably you'll never take another lower limbs pic for your whole life until old age and anyway doctors would not think about something like LL.
I like to think so too.
Quote from: Jamesy998 on February 16, 2021, 03:24:45 PMWould doctors in the future be able to tell that there was new formed bone in the lengthening area?
In other words, can one get away with just saying they had an incident which is the reason for the rods in the legs?
You will still have a visible thin line between the new bone and the old on the x-rays. I don't think you could fool a knowledgeable doctor by saying it wasn't LL.
You shouldn't fool your doctor anyways. Doctors aren't allowed to tell anyone anyways due to HIPAA, so no point hiding it from your physician.
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 16, 2021, 07:31:50 PMYou will still have a visible thin line between the new bone and the old on the x-rays. I don't think you could fool a knowledgeable doctor by saying it wasn't LL.
Thats a shame, I really wanted to try and keep it a secret but guess it will still have to come out sooner or later. I wonder MDOW if these lines would also be visible on a fractured bone? I would assume so.
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