Dr. Monegal (Barcelona) - Two stage internal Femur - Fitbone

Edit Post

Guys maybe it's good to stop using word clicks when you dont click anything in fitbone. People get confused.

Edit Post

Quote from: Body Builder on August 13, 2017, 12:00:02 AMThis is a big drawback for fitbone imo.
For me it is not such a big drawback, as nobody needs to lengthen a precise amount. In fact, I have not met any patient who knows the exact amount of lengthening that he wants to do at the beginning of the procedure. For example, for me it was 5-6.5 cm.
Also, you should take x-rays every 2 week anyway.
The problem is that patients need to be told beforehand that lengthening is not a precise 0.03 mm per click but somewhere in between 0.01 and 0.03 depending on much bone formation you have.

Edit Post

Id be pissed having clicked expecting 10 cm and having 5. Know imgaine if this were to happen in guichets torture device.

Edit Post

Hi Hello World,

How many days had you paused consolidating when the fitbone nails became unresponsive?

Thanks!

Edit Post

Quote from: Four Inch on August 15, 2017, 08:45:16 AMHi Hello World,

How many days had you paused consolidating when the fitbone nails became unresponsive?

Thanks!
0 days.
I was lengthening every day until I had an appointment with Dr. Monegal where I got x-rays and saw that 1. my legs where not 100% same length, 2. I still had not lengthened as much as I wanted.
So Dr. Monegal told me to accelerate lengthening because my bone would soon be consolidated, and not give me possibility to lengthen more.

When I arrived home from that appointment, both nails stopped responding, at the same time!

Edit Post

Quote from: helloworld on August 15, 2017, 10:36:55 AM0 days.
I was lengthening every day until I had an appointment with Dr. Monegal where I got x-rays and saw that 1. my legs where not 100% same length, 2. I still had not lengthened as much as I wanted.
So Dr. Monegal told me to accelerate lengthening because my bone would soon be consolidated, and not give me possibility to lengthen more.

When I arrived home from that appointment, both nails stopped responding, at the same time!
So at the end of lengthening your legs are not in the same length?
If yes what is the difference?

Edit Post

Quote from: Body Builder on August 15, 2017, 12:22:59 PMSo at the end of lengthening your legs are not in the same length?
If yes what is the difference?
I tried for several days, no response. So I packed my lengthening device away.
But then, like a week later I tried again on my shorter left leg and to my surprise it responded!
So I did in one go 60 clicks, which is much more then recommended, and continued to do over 200 clicks over the next 3 days, which should have been a big amount but I think was actually very little, so my left left leg should still be a bit shorter.

I think the difference is very small, but I will take a close look at the next x-rays.

Edit Post

Quote from: helloworld on August 15, 2017, 01:52:17 PMI tried for several days, no response. So I packed my lengthening device away.
But then, like a week later I tried again on my shorter left leg and to my surprise it responded!
So I did in one go 60 clicks, which is much more then recommended, and continued to do over 200 clicks over the next 3 days, which should have been a big amount but I think was actually very little, so my left left leg should still be a bit shorter.

I think the difference is very small, but I will take a close look at the next x-rays.

hi all ,
it's my first post but it's months that i follow the forum , regarding this problem i have some questions for all of you
what happen if in 2 stages the second leg can't reach the lenghtening of the first leg ? example the first leg lenghtened 7,5 cm, the second leg for several reasons can't pass 5 cm, we have to live with discrepancy??
the same question in 1 stage
without frequently x-rays there are a lot of risks...

(sorry for my english )

Edit Post

Quote from: afterall on August 17, 2017, 07:50:11 AMhi all ,
it's my first post but it's months that i follow the forum , regarding this problem i have some questions for all of you
what happen if in 2 stages the second leg can't reach the lenghtening of the first leg ? example the first leg lenghtened 7,5 cm, the second leg for several reasons can't pass 5 cm, we have to live with discrepancy??
the same question in 1 stage
without frequently x-rays there are a lot of risks...

(sorry for my english )
That is very unlikely to happen.
I had very good bone consolidation that is why Fitbone stopped.
But if it really happens, then you can always break the bone again.

Edit Post

Quote from: afterall on August 17, 2017, 07:50:11 AMhi all ,
it's my first post but it's months that i follow the forum , regarding this problem i have some questions for all of you
what happen if in 2 stages the second leg can't reach the lenghtening of the first leg ? example the first leg lenghtened 7,5 cm, the second leg for several reasons can't pass 5 cm, we have to live with discrepancy??
the same question in 1 stage
without frequently x-rays there are a lot of risks...

(sorry for my english )


I agree with Helloworld; based on the experiences of others that I have spoken to it seems unlikely.  However, there have been fitbone nail failures and the nail had to be replaced.  I'm guessing every type of internal nail has had some percentage of failure.

Although, I had xrays every two weeks; mostly because I wanted to be assured that the bone was consolidating.  I think the xrays become more important as you get close to reaching your desired height so that you can better confirm how much you have lengthened.  If you are a two-stage patient, its even more important with your second leg so that a significant discrepancy can be avoided. A minor discrepancy seems to be considered acceptable.  In fact, I had a 4mm discrepancy before surgery that I never knew about.

I'm thinking about returning to Barcelona in the final days of lengthening so that I can have easier access to more frequent xrays.