I had a 1.4 cm discrepancy and it didn't cause me problems at all. This problem only arose because you measured your femurs but otherwise you would be a functional adult with such a small discrepancy. Human beings are not perfectly symmetrical.
Hi, I don't understand where you mentioned that you "had" a 1.4 cm discrepancy. And the measurements were by a radiologist from an x-ray. If you still do have the discrepancy and you're in your adulthood, has it caused scoliosis?
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When I was a child I had back pain and they told me I had mild scoliosis. After adolescent it completely resolved, I was completely normal. When doing exams for LL they calculated my leg length and my left was 1.4 cm shorter than the other (femur + tibias). So I told the doctor I wanted to reduce it and so I clicked my left leg more than my right therefore reducing this discrepancy to about 8 mm I don't remember well. That's why I said had, but I was completely optional as I had no problems walking or scoliosis in adulthood.
Hi,
I have a discrepancy of 6+cm all in the left tibia . I would advise you not to correct if discrepancy is so less. I am currently undergoing lengthening with Dr Parihar in Mumbai. My discrepancy is due to growth arrest caused by other surgeries done on the foot earlier in my life. I had a increasing discrepancy since i was around 10. Had a 2 cm discrepancy when i was 13. But it didn't really didn't bother me till it reached about 4cm . I starting getting tired easily and developed a limp. I started wearing a shoe lift and it was fine for few years after which i stopped the shoe lifts ,then developed mild scoliosis. Now had no option so undergoing lengthening. This is a really time consuming process and lots of possible complications. I am doing this only because the discrepancy was causing major functional problems. If you are having any functional issue then go for it. Prefer internal method if you can afford it.
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