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Have any amputations actually happened with LL?

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LG1816
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Posted on May 7, 2024, 7:30 pm
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I'm not talking about people who have been in accidents and where the same technology has been used, as that's quite a different situation to the sort of controlled osteotomies used for cosmetic LL; but has there actually been any actual amputations?

I know it's theoretically possible with infection, but I can't find a case of someone it has happened to.
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tallmen
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Posted on May 8, 2024, 11:26 am
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Never heard of such a case, but there are several deaths all related to embolism.
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Posted on May 8, 2024, 11:30 am
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And embolism is all related to intramedullary nails isn't it? Does it have the same chance between fully internal nails and LON/LATN?

Have there been cases of embolism with external only method?
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tallmen
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Posted on May 8, 2024, 2:01 pm
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Quote from: AnotherLLer on May 08, 2024, 11:30:00 AMAnd embolism is all related to intramedullary nails isn't it? Does it have the same chance between fully internal nails and LON/LATN?

Have there been cases of embolism with external only method?

fat embolism is related to intramedullary nails but not pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism can happen with all LL. No difference b/w LON/LATN/Internal in this regard.
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Posted on May 8, 2024, 9:52 pm
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Is that fat embolism deaths or from pulmonary? Because I don’t think I’ve heard of any fat embolism deaths besides close calls.
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Posted on May 9, 2024, 10:00 pm
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Quote from: LG1816 on May 08, 2024, 09:52:21 PMIs that fat embolism deaths or from pulmonary? Because I don’t think I’ve heard of any fat embolism deaths besides close calls.

I remember reading about such case somewhere but I don't remember where.
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