Fixing Bowlegs + Lengthening

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 23, 2022, 11:35:10 AMI recommend full externals.  They were my first choice but that did not turn out to be possible for me due to the limited options available in 2007.  I was kind of trapped in a corner and it was either LON or nothing.  Now I have tendonitis in my patellar ligament because of it.

Oh that's bad man, I'm sorry to hear that. I thought that the problem was only you did 3 inches instead of 2'

How long do you think I should be on the frames if I fixed my bowlegs + lengthening up to 4 cm at the same? Just pure externals.

How does TSF frames better than the traditional externals? It's smaller?

Thank you

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Yeah, the knee issue has nothing to do with the amount lengthened.

I think it's about a month per cm on average, but it depends on your rate of bone growth which can vary significantly from person to person.

TSF has a lot more joints so it can manipulate the leg with more precision.  Look for a picture of it and you'll see.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 24, 2022, 01:24:36 PMYeah, the knee issue has nothing to do with the amount lengthened.

I think it's about a month per cm on average, but it depends on your rate of bone growth which can vary significantly from person to person.

TSF has a lot more joints so it can manipulate the leg with more precision.  Look for a picture of it and you'll see.

I see, thank you so much.

BTW, do you know any good doctor for TSF frames? Do you recommend any doctor?

I have contacted Dr. Lee but I got no reply for almost a month now.

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I don't know.  I think they're common in the U.S though.

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Quote from: Golden on June 26, 2022, 04:49:30 PMI see, thank you so much.

BTW, do you know any good doctor for TSF frames? Do you recommend any doctor?

I have contacted Dr. Lee but I got no reply for almost a month now.

Dr giotikas  uses TSF
Dr

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Quote from: Golden on June 17, 2022, 09:34:42 PMAlso one more question, on the YT channel of Dr. Lee, they reply to people by comments that a one's height remains the same after fixing their bowlegs!!! is this true?

open wedge osteotomy isn't going to add much height at your frame