Have people been crippled by Limb Lengthening Surgery?

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I think there's a Dr. Jamal Abu Nemer horror story diary on here.

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Of course and that's why being crippled was mentioned as one of the complications after LL. But the rate of being cripple is very very low and as long as you seek for a good surgeon and keep exercises well, I don't think there will be high possibilties that you will get crippled after LL.

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You can see injured people by looking at the logs in this forum. Also, there are people who are not members of this forum and become disabled after surgery, and people who keep a diary here and disappear at that stage. These probably had bad complications. Unfortunately, the probability of being disabled in such a serious surgery is not very low.

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Quote from: drxboom on January 06, 2022, 11:39:22 PMYou can see injured people by looking at the logs in this forum. Also, there are people who are not members of this forum and become disabled after surgery, and people who keep a diary here and disappear at that stage. These probably had bad complications. Unfortunately, the probability of being disabled in such a serious surgery is not very low.

I would say the probability of being seriously injured, let alone crippled, by the surgery is very, very low if you're 1) healthy, 2) choose a competent surgeon, 3) don't overlengthen (more than 20% of initial limb length), and 4) take your PT very seriously.

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Quote from: Blas_Jochen on December 16, 2021, 11:19:02 PMDid it happen? What are some prominent cases?

Some serious complications, including crippled LL patients, in my video.
https://youtu.be/9aYZEPShAvk

A 22 year old man from China got crippled when he went overseas to do external leg lengthening.

Mention and link to Dr Donghoon Lee's video who saved some LL patients who went to outside unqualified LL clinics from non-union and on the verge of being crippled. I'm sure there are other cases of non-union from patients who went to outside unqualified LL clinics and were not fortunate enough to find a qualified doctor to save them from being crippled.

2 deaths from pulmonary embolism mentioned (but you are asking about crippled, not deaths)

Lesson: Only do leg lengthening with a qualified, experienced, and reputable surgeon, or don't do it at all.