Dr Giotikas, LON 5cm Tibia

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How is everything going so far? I am considering either Armenia or Greece this coming year, hope to go to Giotikas for stryde femurs and tsf tibia for 11.5-12cm combined. Have you had any complications so far?
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I think Armenia is the worst option.  There are Japanese men who have extended 10 cm without problems, but there are also some patients who can not walk well due to their transformation.

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Quote from: Great321 on May 18, 2019, 12:33:03 PMCongratulations for being able to walk without the walker

Maybe LON is better than fully externals. Anyway this gives me hope, too.

How is your gait and do you have any kind of slight "ballerina foot". Can you walk straight or still a bit bend over?

Starting to agree with this... 8 months of frames absolutely sucks.

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It's obvious LON/LATN is better than full externals. Birkholtz made everyone paranoid.

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Quote from: Great321 on May 18, 2019, 12:33:03 PMCongratulations for being able to walk without the walker

Maybe LON is better than fully externals. Anyway this gives me hope, too.

How is your gait and do you have any kind of slight "ballerina foot". Can you walk straight or still a bit bend over?

I'm walking better everyday! I'm back home now and will upload a video of me walking pretty soon!! I need to wear special boots who keep my ankle in a 90° angle so it is pretty difficult to walk normal with those. But overal I walk pretty normal I think!

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Quote from: Activatedx on May 18, 2019, 06:33:51 PM

How is everything going so far? I am considering either Armenia or Greece this coming year, hope to go to Giotikas for stryde femurs and tsf tibia for 11.5-12cm combined. Have you had any complications so far?

Yes ofcourse! I had two pinsite infections, I had a slight ballerina foot and my biggest problem was that I couldnt walk without walker!

Kind regards

Jolien

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Quote from: james2334 on May 19, 2019, 02:18:52 AMI am happy that you look good.  Well now you are doing physical therapy in your apartment.  Did you find that physical therapy yourself?  Or did you introduce it from Giotikas?  Please tell me the price of physical therapy if it is good.  Are you dissatisfied with Greece or Giotikas outside of physical therapy?

In Greece the average price is between 30 and 50 euros for one hour of private physiotherapy. I found my private physiotherapist via the Theseus rehab centre. I'm not dissatisfied with Greece or Giotikas.

Kind regards

Jolien

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I uploaded a video of me walking 1 week after frame removal on the google drive

Kind regards

Jolien

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Quote from: Jolien on May 23, 2019, 01:54:08 PMI uploaded a video of me walking 1 week after frame removal on the google drive

Kind regards

Jolien

wow your walk looks really good and its only gnna get better! would advise using crutches until close to 100% though!

also I had a quick question about compartment syndrome. Did Dr. Giotikas mention anything about it, and how he would treat/prevent it. It is a major concern when doing tibias.

Thank you for your time

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Quote from: MirinHeight on May 23, 2019, 02:05:18 PMwow your walk looks really good and its only gnna get better! would advise using crutches until close to 100% though!

also I had a quick question about compartment syndrome. Did Dr. Giotikas mention anything about it, and how he would treat/prevent it. It is a major concern when doing tibias.

Thank you for your time

Dear,

thankyou!

He did mentioned compartment syndrome, I think (not sure anymore) that he will do fasciotomy when this appears. I dont think he did anything to prevent it.

Kind regards

Jolien

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Quote from: Jolien on May 23, 2019, 02:14:58 PMDear,

thankyou!

He did mentioned compartment syndrome, I think (not sure anymore) that he will do fasciotomy when this appears. I dont think he did anything to prevent it.

Kind regards

Jolien

sounds good, thank you!