Hi everyone,
I want to do limb lengthening one leg (femur) at a time, because I can't stay in the bed or using the weelchair, I just want to lengthen 4 cm using internal fixation. What do you think?
Sorry for my english
Best regards
Yes this is possible. Many surgeons will do it this way for you. More cost and time, but more mobility.
Quote from: 4cm on August 08, 2022, 02:34:56 PMHi everyone,
I want to do limb lengthening one leg (femur) at a time, because I can't stay in the bed or using the weelchair, I just want to lengthen 4 cm using internal fixation. What do you think?
Sorry for my english
Best regards
Some people have done it before, it works but takes time.
Quote from: keybore on August 08, 2022, 02:43:47 PMMore cost and time, but more mobility.
...and it reduces the risk of all complications (fat embolism, DVT) by 50%!
Doing one leg at a time is equal to a correction of a leg length discrepancy which is routinely performd by many orthopaedic surgeons.
Quote from: Limbfan2020 on August 08, 2022, 03:25:30 PM...and it reduces the risk of all complications (fat embolism, DVT) by 50%!
Doing one leg at a time is equal to a correction of a leg length discrepancy which is routinely performd by many orthopaedic surgeons.
This surgery should be considered by people who are not busy with working or people who retired.
Thanks for yours comments. I can take leaves 6 months (no salary of course), so my plan is doing surgery, stay at hospital 3 or 4 days then go home doing leg lengthening for 1 month and a half, and 1 month and a half for consolidation then doing the other leg, after 6 months i’m done with 4cm taller (of course I want more however I just have 6 months while doing routine activity). Finally go back to work walking unassisted. Do you think it can be done?
Quote from: 4cm on August 08, 2022, 07:05:00 PMThanks for yours comments. I can take leaves 6 months (no salary of course), so my plan is doing surgery, stay at hospital 3 or 4 days then go home doing leg lengthening for 1 month and a half, and 1 month and a half for consolidation then doing the other leg, after 6 months i’m done with 4cm taller (of course I want more however I just have 6 months while doing routine activity). Finally go back to work walking unassisted. Do you think it can be done?
Since you are already taking six months off, I think it’s better to just do it bilaterally and get over with it. Six months after surgery is plenty of time to be back to normal walking. I say do it bilaterally.
I happen to have a video on lengthening one leg at a time.
Staged (Unilateral) Leg Lengthening Surgery
https://youtu.be/5c18l5WDshk
I was on crutches once, with one healthy leg I could do normal things, however with two broken legs I think it would be very difficult and exhausted, I don't want to rely on someone. Is there anyone in this forum did that before.
Stryde needs to come back. Its absence is causing people to suffer and go through so many more complications that are completely unnecessary.
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