nonunion- and considering undoing the surgery

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Hey, guys, I have run into some trouble.

I have very very delayed union (almost none union). I'm thinking of undoing/reversing the surgery

I removed my frame on the 23rd of March. It is almost 3 months, still, my callus is not forming. Please see the attached link.
https://imgur.com/undefined

my left leg, there is a bone bridge however it was there even before the removal of the frame.

does anyone here or does anybody know anyone who did the reversal? what are the risk and complications?

What about bone grafting to stimulate growth, is it worth it? I do not want to be bedridden or in wheelchair long time. also, my family do not know about this surgery, so I have to be in my country by the end of this year.

I have made my mind. all I want is get up and walk, I wouldn't worry about the money, efforts spent during the last 6 months. So I would rather undo the surgery completely, please drop your advice.

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https://imgur.com/a/UAkYcEK

xray link

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yea my doctor doesn't want me to shorten, it's my decision. he says bone will come

I don't want to be cripple for years and tall

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yes my doctor gave an option, they are willing to perform bone grafting, they will take the bone from my hip.

however, I don't know how long it will take to unite.

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Hello everyone,

just updating- no improvement in my callus.

so I'm thinking to do bone grafting .the question for you guys is grafting is for my tibia right? so what will happen to my fibulas? they'll be forever nonunion?

thanks

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hey guys, I did bone grafting surgery on both legs 5 weeks ago. also, I fixed my ballerina with a foot frame,( i was in frame for 20 days) so I'm on the cast now, ill remove my cast in one week and ill post my Xray in one week.  by the way, my regeneration is good already. how do I know? because I went to remove the frame a couple of weeks ago, I saw it on the operation theatre Xray machine ( I don't know the actual name of that thing) and the doctors confirmed it.

I'll be leaving India by the end of the month. so when I'm back home ill write my complete experience and future progress. hanging there guys. I'm okay right now.

in the meantime, for the future, LL's my advice. safe limit is 4-5cm keep this in mind, yes some people do 6,7,8,9 and get away with it. stretching capacity is different person to person, never get carried away with the bragging of the previous patients or doctors. if you are a pro/semi-pro sport,  athletic, gym person your tendons and muscles are tight. after 10% lengthening of your bone, you will have problems. MOST IMPORTANT 5cm is a GOOD fking height remember this.

and if you are doing lengthening on non-weight-bearing frame, please do exercise every day. here dr sarin provides physiotherapy every day. however I couldn't do physio from 4cm to 6cm ( almost a month) for several reasons which ill explain later. I think I was the only patient who stopped doing physio halfway through since the dr sarin changed his frame to nonweight bearing a couple of years ago.

so I got unlucky. I hope this explain the reason why I did have nonunion, however, I'm glad it has been fixed and I take this as everything happen for a good reason.

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and of course, I didn't pay anything for the surgeries and hospitals, complications included in the package,

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thank you

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4cm: likewise man

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I have come home last week and I'm walking with crutches now. that's an improvement after bone grafting however I'm still fearful about my recovery, I really hope my bone get consolidated as I'm started walking now a lot, so I'm looking forward to my xray at the end of the month

however, I have a few concerns.

My fibula consolidation is not known.

also, I have extensor tendonitis and plantar fasciitis in the right foot, because I had severe equines contracture in the right foot so I still have lingering effects on my foot and ankle stiffness which affect my gait too. I need to sort this out in a hospital in Australia.

please see attached links of the xray taken in the hospital after the bone grafting surgery (  I had frames on because I fixed my ballerina by using Ilizarov foot frame without cutting the tendon)
https://imgur.com/a/IMW5VMr

also you can see the xray pictures taken a couple of weeks back,(just before I have started walking with crutches) however, the xray contrast is very bad there in India.
https://imgur.com/a/rPkUgSk
https://imgur.com/a/SS4jW8V