My Experience So Far- External Monolateral - Dr Mitkovic

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my budget will always be about £10K.

interestingly the doctors page still says he does femur, i guess it's external only, which may mean that it's a bad idea, but if its not recomended, then why allow it?

I think maybe his device may be different to the ilazarov so maybe his external is quite decent, that diary may have been from the past where he offered a different device for femurs.

but it will be my proportions that will decide, will be getting x-rays soon.

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Can you imagine of being in these huge frames for 6 months? Also think about all the damage that is done to the soft tissue that gets pierced by the huge pins of an external femur device.

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Greetings Descreteuser  Hope you're doing well now  ,  can I see some pics of your Frames ? To be frank am a Huge fan for Monolateral frames lol 

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theres my frame

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theres my mis alignment in my left leg after 4cm finished lengthening

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as u can see the bottom part of the top segment is what is causing the bump on my shin.. doctor tells me it will not effect my functionality or consolidation at all

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mono fixators are  weaker than regular fixators

I must say though,

What is with these Drs lately?? It seems that almost every patient  has  misalignment,etc which requires additional surgery

and with all due respect to your dr,  i would not take what he says as gospel

Every Dr I've been to has  told me dont worry, regardless of the issue

If your leg isnt normal compared to before, there will be issues down the line.  but mono fixators arent good at correction, that is why hes saying this.  what's  acceptable to him is  not equivalent to what is acceptable by you

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theres my right leg..

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what issues are you talking about.. and what evidence is there to back up your claim?

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my evidence is your leg


it looks really bad, to be honest. your  osteotomy  looks bad, and your bone is bending outward

that's not normal. if you think all will be okay, that's your choice. I don't know what else to say. It wouldn't  be acceptable to me.