Nerve injury

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Quote from: Shatter. Gee. 11 on September 17, 2021, 06:17:32 PMThanks dude. What do you think would be my likelihood of facing that if I'm 22 male never smoke never drink am healthy?

My advice is stay away from moneyhungry doctors and butchers.
The healthiest person you could be but if a doctor make faults in your surgery then it doesn't matter at all.

So my most important advice to any future LLer is to choose his doctor wisely.

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Quote from: Shatter. Gee. 11 on September 17, 2021, 06:17:32 PMThanks dude. What do you think would be my likelihood of facing that if I'm 22 male never smoke never drink am healthy?

My advice is stay away from moneyhungry doctors and butchers.
The healthiest person you could be but if a doctor make faults in your surgery then it doesn't matter at all.

So my most important advice to any future LLer is to choose his doctor wisely.

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Quote from: Body Builder on September 17, 2021, 07:38:39 PMMy advice is stay away from moneyhungry doctors and butchers.
The healthiest person you could be but if a doctor make faults in your surgery then it doesn't matter at all.

So my most important advice to any future LLer is to choose his doctor wisely.

Thank you so much. Really appreciate it. And also thanks for going out of your way to help future LL'ers. I wouldn't have even been able to think about this surgery had there not been people like you. Thanks a lot.

What is your opinion on safety limits? Is 6 on tibias with external device doable?

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Quote from: Shatter. Gee. 11 on September 17, 2021, 08:05:51 PMThank you so much. Really appreciate it. And also thanks for going out of your way to help future LL'ers. I wouldn't have even been able to think about this surgery had there not been people like you. Thanks a lot.

What is your opinion on safety limits? Is 6 on tibias with external device doable?

Limits are almost always a function of your age and fitness. While some can recover fully from 7cm, others have problem with 6cm. You have to assess your own progress.

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Quote from: SirStretchAlot on September 20, 2021, 07:33:33 AMLimits are almost always a function of your age and fitness. While some can recover fully from 7cm, others have problem with 6cm. You have to assess your own progress.

Thanks

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Quote from: SirStretchAlot on September 20, 2021, 07:33:33 AMLimits are almost always a function of your age and fitness. While some can recover fully from 7cm, others have problem with 6cm. You have to assess your own progress.

how is this a 'function' of age or fitness??

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Lower age, more fitness = the more you can lengthen.

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There are cases of post-operative foot drop syndrome, especially in tibia surgeries. I don't think there is direct contact with the nerves, but paralysis develops as if the nerve was cut, does anyone know about this? Could it be due to severe edema?

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Quote from: RedApple on September 21, 2021, 08:29:08 PMThere are cases of post-operative foot drop syndrome, especially in tibia surgeries. I don't think there is direct contact with the nerves, but paralysis develops as if the nerve was cut, does anyone know about this? Could it be due to severe edema?

this is typically due to lengthening too fast. Failure to recognize the early signs of nerve injury and failure to slow down/ stop lengthening.


Direct injury to the nerve is not impossible. especially when lengthening with external fixation and not being completely careful..