External tibia (LON) with Dr. Pradip Sharma in Gurgaon(Delhi NCR)

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Thanks for sharing your experience. Keep us update.

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Thanks, Ghostfish and Joker

Day 19: by end of today I had lengthened 1CM doing 1mm each day, had pain in hamstring tendon for two days from day 17 which faded away, not much of pain bit constant discomfort in a way which is manageable as I take my mind of doing other stuff on a laptop or reading something, couldn't sleep much in nights it could also be because I am taking small naps during day and I am not a heavy sleeper.

Will do x-ray tomorrow lets see how it unfolded so far, but as per Harry(PT) my left leg might have lengthened a bit more.

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Hello brother thanks for the diary! I have a quick question if you would be so kind to answer

Did your doctors perform preventive fasciotomy on you during/before surgery? I know Paley recommends it with all tibial internal cases but wonder if it's commonplace for LON.

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@Wavemaker, Dr. Sharma didn't perform any fasciotomy, I haven't heard of it by other doctors I enquired either

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Day 20: by end of today I have turned 1.1cm(11mm), I did x-ray this afternoon as per those I had lengthened 1.46cm in one leg and 1.43 in other, those in extra are from gap they left in operation, anyway it feels good because of 5 days less of wearing frames. No ballerina as of now

https://i.imgur.com/M8Q8zZG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9ZkCOq8.jpg

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hey mate, Did you ask Dr Sharma why the bone break is not in a straight line and there is a bone piece on the side?

Congrats on 1 cm you are making progress

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Your X-ray looks good man . Are you feeling any pain and discomfort in this level.
I think this kind of osteotomy good for callus growth , callus grow fast in this kind of bone break. Or may be bone is too strong for clean cut so shattered during the surgery. That’s what I read in KiloKHAN’s diary , bone also break like that.

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@Beforeandafter you are right about bone break, I read kind of same that if your bone break is clean and straight callus growth might not be that better in comporsion to when its bit rough, anyway will ask this with doctor and get back to you @Limewalk

I don't have much of pain but discomfort is constant at times it fades away but mostly it's there and it's hard to sleep, got few dumbbells now to workout, trying to tire myself if it helps in sleep

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As per Dr. Sharma osteotomy performed this way helps callus growth rather if it's cut clean straight

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Day 25: In general I don't feel much of pain now, except for in right leg feels light burning sensation near bone break and nerve pull