Quote from: 1team on December 20, 2023, 01:04:57 PMWhat exactly is it about LON femurs which ruins you for life? Is it because it tears through muscle?
I would strongly advise against doing any sort of external frames on your femurs. I did do external frames on my tibias and that was fairly challenging. I feel that having external frames on your femurs would be a nightmare.
I don't regret doing tibia LATN, because I had a good outcome. But I can tell you that the experience was more challenging to me than my first LL surgery (internal femurs). The external frames are just harder to bear. And again, having them on tibias is FAR easier than using them on femurs.
Finally, I also feel that LATN is a better option than LON. At times, LON can even prevent lengthening from occurring if the internal nail is too stiff/ large. There is also a higher risk for bone infection in LON (versus LATN).
If you have more questions about my experience with LON/LATN, you're also welcome to shoot me a DM, if you wish. I can't speak to surgeons in Russia, but I can speak to what it feels like wearing externals (on the tibias) if that's something you are interested in hearing more about. Best of luck.
Quote from: CLLvet on December 20, 2023, 04:13:08 PMI would strongly advise against doing any sort of external frames on your femurs. I did do external frames on my tibias and that was fairly challenging. I feel that having external frames on your femurs would be a nightmare.
I don't regret doing tibia LATN, because I had a good outcome. But I can tell you that the experience was more challenging to me than my first LL surgery (internal femurs). The external frames are just harder to bear. And again, having them on tibias is FAR easier than using them on femurs.
Finally, I also feel that LATN is a better option than LON. At times, LON can even prevent lengthening from occurring if the internal nail is too stiff/ large. There is also a higher risk for bone infection in LON (versus LATN).
If you have more questions about my experience with LON/LATN, you're also welcome to shoot me a DM, if you wish. I can't speak to surgeons in Russia, but I can speak to what it feels like wearing externals (on the tibias) if that's something you are interested in hearing more about. Best of luck.
I should also add that I do speak Russian, have lived in Russia, and have a lot of knowledge about the country, so if that is something you are seriously considering, then again, please feel free to reach out...
Quote from: 1team on December 20, 2023, 01:04:57 PMWhat exactly is it about LON femurs which ruins you for life? Is it because it tears through muscle?
Yes it tears through the largest muscles.of the body leaving permanent scar tissue there and of course it is barbaric to have external fixators in femurs for 3-4 months. Any kind of externals is a big no for femurs.
Quote from: Beemer m3 on December 20, 2023, 07:33:10 PMDidn't u do lon femur? Body builder? It's another option for short people.
Of course no.
I did external only in tibias.
Short people if they don't have much money, they can do external tibias which is relatively cheap and very safe.
After than that if they still want extra height they should find money and do internal femurs. Otherwise they should accept their height after tibias and not ruin themselves.
If I had plenty money I would have done internal femurs too for 6-7cm, although I am ok with my current height. But I have much more important things to do with 50-60k euros and lon is simply not an option on femurs for any sane person. So I continue my life without regrets. If I ever win the lottery or earn a large amount of money and I am less than 50yo I may consider femurs with a fully.weight bearing magnetic nail. In no other instance though.
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