My LL Journey - Tibia LON - Dr. Pradip Sharma

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I really don't want to comment on your dairy But in starting I informed you something wrong in your left leg. Just saw your walk it seems left legs angular problem. By standing and walking knock knees can't be diagnosed .
The best way to diagnose knock knees is by taking a standing X-ray, and drawing the straight line on the image from the hip to the ankle. If that line passes to the outside of the knee, there is genu valgum present. Additional diagnostic lines can be drawn to determine if the source of the angular deviation is coming from the femur (thigh bone) or the tibia (shin bone).

Good luck . I hope you recover soon and injoy life . cheers

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Quote from: more on June 14, 2021, 08:41:57 AMI really don't want to comment on your dairy But in starting I informed you something wrong in your left leg. Just saw your walk it seems left legs angular problem. By standing and walking knock knees can't be diagnosed .
The best way to diagnose knock knees is by taking a standing X-ray, and drawing the straight line on the image from the hip to the ankle. If that line passes to the outside of the knee, there is genu valgum present. Additional diagnostic lines can be drawn to determine if the source of the angular deviation is coming from the femur (thigh bone) or the tibia (shin bone).

Good luck . I hope you recover soon and injoy life . cheers

Thanks for your kind wishes, appreciate the concern. By the way what you mentioned me earlier was something about tibial torsion, the topic that was completely out of context and not even related to LL. I had already posted a medically valid reply on that comment. You can revisit the details and refresh your memory.

Also it will be a great help if you can answer my previously asked question of whether you r a doctor, LL veteran or a prospective patient? I see you have been lurking a long time around this forum, just wanna assess the credibility of your opinions on this forum. I hope you don’t mind, thanks.

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I have already talked too much about it, and don’t want to stress anymore on this topic. Most people on this forum behave like wannabe the doctors misguiding with their limited medical knowledge and dangerous opinions. To address their gap in knowledge, I am pasting below the link on information about knock knees and how to detect the same.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/knock-knees/

Quote from the link “ If someone with knock knees stands with their knees together, their lower legs will be spread out so their feet and ankles are further apart than normal. A small distance between the ankles is normal, but in people with knock knees this gap can be up to 8cm (just over 3 inches) or more”

Also, Lon method can never cause knock knees, unless the person already has it before the surgery. If a person has knock knees before the surgery then LON method can definitely amplify the condition making his X-legs look more evident. All this has to be examined before the surgery, experience of the surgeon is important here.

I have discussed with my doctor about this in detail, and I’ve also had a second opinion from another doctor. I can say my walking is not perfect yet but I do not have knock knees or any symptoms of the same. According to the doctor, (as stated earlier also) it is basically the lack of muscles in the Hip and thigh area which is causing my gait to look the way it is in the videos, with time the condition is going to improve. My request is to be patient, I’m just one month ahead of the frame removal surgery. I will definitely come back to post a video of my gait / progress from time to time.

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Today Harry took me to a nearby mall. Idea was to lift my confidence in public places. We had a small treat. I can walk without crutch for short distance, it is actually my stamina which runs out too fast. For long distance, I still have to use crutch as after walking independently for sometime I start feeling soreness in the legs, mainly in the shin area. Overall it was a good day.

https://imgur.com/a/9zmVqYk?s=wa

https://imgur.com/a/QUYJp9T?s=wa

https://imgur.com/a/7XdX4iv?s=wa

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Posting my latest x rays.

https://imgur.com/a/93VzkNI?s=wa

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Quote from: Keynes on June 17, 2021, 07:16:26 AMPosting my latest x rays.

https://imgur.com/a/93VzkNI?s=wa

How much bone healing is required for weight bearing?

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Quote from: Keynes on June 16, 2021, 07:10:46 PMToday Harry took me to a nearby mall. Idea was to lift my confidence in public places. We had a small treat. I can walk without crutch for short distance, it is actually my stamina which runs out too fast. For long distance, I still have to use crutch as after walking independently for sometime I start feeling soreness in the legs, mainly in the shin area. Overall it was a good day.

https://imgur.com/a/9zmVqYk?s=wa

https://imgur.com/a/QUYJp9T?s=wa

https://imgur.com/a/7XdX4iv?s=wa
Impressive recovery

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Quote from: overandover on June 17, 2021, 10:44:55 PMHow much bone healing is required for weight bearing?

Don't know the medical technicalities here, however speaking from personal experience, my bones have not yet fully consolidated but I am able to weight bear (there is definitely some soreness still but I am doing it pretty well compared to my time in the guest house). In fact, I was able to weight bear quite early, in about 3.5 months post initial surgery, i.e. w/o walker support. While in frames, I used to weight bear but with the help of either walker support or just stand against wall. Hope this helps. 

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Quote from: Beforeandafter on July 03, 2021, 06:13:57 PMImpressive recovery

Thanks !

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Day 152: I am walking very much independent. I don't quite use my crutch, however I still carry it along esp. when travelling long distance, much as a safety measure. When walking long distance, I feel some pain on the right leg osteotomy site, this is where the bone formation is also less. My left leg has partly consolidated. I visited the doctor and Harry this week, I might get some screws removed in about next couple of months. I don't feel any pain when walking, but I feel some soreness in the area below knee when standing up and sitting down. Overall, my hams and quads are very weak, I am advised to exercise and work on the same.

https://imgur.com/gHCKDnY
https://imgur.com/L5QH3ZU

I am getting a little busy these days but will definitely take time to shoot a video and post in 15-20 days.