LON Femur - broken bones not straight

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Quote from: rafi2296 on August 04, 2022, 09:38:20 PMOrtovia Eksternal Fixators is the one that i have. my doctor says that during distraction the bone will align itself. if not , what would be the disadvantage? at the moment the only problem i have is that i can’t really measure how much i been lengthen due to that angle cut.

In my opinion, your deformity (bowleg) will not align with the natural process.
However, I do not know if the deformity will be severe enough to bother you at the end of the bone lengthening.
If you are concerned, I suggest you consult another (including foreign) doctor whom you can contact via email, not your current doctor.

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Quote from: rafi2296 on July 16, 2022, 03:05:29 PMLON Femur - broken bones not straight

Hi everyone, i am 2 weeks post operation and i got some new x-rays and i noticed my bones are bend (not broken straight) , should i be worried?


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i have lengthened 1cm and i been advised to start lengthening 1.5mm / day to avoid fast consolidation. what do you guys think? thanks

Hey man, how are you doing? How is your progress so far? Any complications?

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Quote from: shortisnotfun on August 14, 2022, 03:13:03 PMHey man, how are you doing? How is your progress so far? Any complications?

Not bad. I’m 4.6cm on external frame but i didn’t got more than 2cm in real height. My physiotherapist said that in height is not visible due to bad posture although my posture is pretty straight.

Complications not really, I lost 7kg of weight and some flexibility in right leg. Looks like in the right one, fixator nails are going through IT Bands. I don’t know if they are supposed to avoid them.

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Quote from: rafi2296 on August 15, 2022, 01:53:53 PMNot bad. I’m 4.6cm on external frame but i didn’t got more than 2cm in real height. My physiotherapist said that in height is not visible due to bad posture although my posture is pretty straight.

Complications not really, I lost 7kg of weight and some flexibility in right leg. Looks like in the right one, fixator nails are going through IT Bands. I don’t know if they are supposed to avoid them.

Sheesh. I heard that LON method makes it so you don't really gain the advertised height anyway. I'm not sure about that though. Hopefully your posture is fixed and I think the physiotherapist would know best. Good luck on the rest of your journey though, and looking forward to your end goal.

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Quote from: shortisnotfun on August 15, 2022, 06:03:13 PMSheesh. I heard that LON method makes it so you don't really gain the advertised height anyway. I'm not sure about that though. Hopefully your posture is fixed and I think the physiotherapist would know best. Good luck on the rest of your journey though, and looking forward to your end goal.

Where did you heard that? Maybe you dreamt it

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Quote from: rafi2296 on August 15, 2022, 01:53:53 PMNot bad. I’m 4.6cm on external frame but i didn’t got more than 2cm in real height. My physiotherapist said that in height is not visible due to bad posture although my posture is pretty straight.

Complications not really, I lost 7kg of weight and some flexibility in right leg. Looks like in the right one, fixator nails are going through IT Bands. I don’t know if they are supposed to avoid them.

rafi did you speak with any other surgeons for second opinion on your potential misalignment

be very wary of the things the physio says - these people are notorious for lying to patients telling them "its ok dont worry, its normal dont worry etc" while there are serious problems present. just saying, obviously i may be wrong and it also could be that your posture is not that straight as you think it is


try to eat more food, 7 kg loss in 1 month is an extreme amount, thats a massive caloric deficit which is the last thing you need during LL


post your latest xray to see whats going on with the femurs


fixator going through the IT band is unavoidable, you got 4 pins ripping through muscles and tendons and stretching them for months. just one of the many "pleasures" of LON femur

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x-rays taken today. does anyone know a way to measure them more precise? looks like my left leg is a bit shorter so i’m thinking to lengthen left leg a bit more.

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Quote from: rafi2296 on August 19, 2022, 09:45:34 PMhttps://ibb.co/mXXKkJG
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x-rays taken today. does anyone know a way to measure them more precise? looks like my left leg is a bit shorter so i’m thinking to lengthen left leg a bit more.

rafi whats happening with this misalignment, did you speak with any other doctors for additional opinion?

and the measurement is done by the xray machine itself, it seems that the technician didnt turn on the measuring option in his settings

just ask them to start measuring the gap when you get an xray, dont put a ruler on your laptop's display and try to measure the screen or something

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Quote from: boklecrt on August 25, 2022, 12:28:21 AMrafi whats happening with this misalignment, did you speak with any other doctors for additional opinion?

and the measurement is done by the xray machine itself, it seems that the technician didnt turn on the measuring option in his settings

just ask them to start measuring the gap when you get an xray, dont put a ruler on your laptop's display and try to measure the screen or something

Hi! I check with dr. Mustafa Uysal. He ensured me that the misalignment won’t affect my physical abilities or affect my legs appearances. I also asked another physiotherapist who told me that my bones will realign once i will start to gain muscles back on my legs.

I have the measurements provided by my doctor. the machine does not measure itself, measurements are done after via computer software and i was wondering for another opinion to compare how precise they are.

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Quote from: rafi2296 on August 25, 2022, 09:57:57 AMHi! I check with dr. Mustafa Uysal. He ensured me that the misalignment won’t affect my physical abilities or affect my legs appearances. I also asked another physiotherapist who told me that my bones will realign once i will start to gain muscles back on my legs.

I have the measurements provided by my doctor. the machine does not measure itself, measurements are done after via computer software and i was wondering for another opinion to compare how precise they are.

rafi you should have laughed at that physiotherapist in his face when he said that

it doesnt cost you anything to write emails to a bunch of LL docs and ask for this misalignment issue. Visually there is misalignment, its plain as day. You want to avoid misalignment because it would lead to X-legs which is very unsightly and can lead to early arthritis. Do not take the word of the doctor at face value, yes, he might not be purposely misleading you but in the end of the day you see your xrays, we see your xrays, it looks misaligned

and yes, software measures your distance. what is worrying you about this? If you need a SUPER precise measurement you need a lower body CT Scan which will measure to tenth of a millimeter