The thicker part is where the break is. Bones seem to heal thicker and stronger once broken it's like a compensatory factor your body does to protect itself.
Quote from: Bigpoppapump on December 23, 2016, 03:54:58 PMThe thicker part is where the break is. Bones seem to heal thicker and stronger once broken it's like a compensatory factor your body does to protect itself.
That makes no sense.Then why its only 1 tiny part out of all four segments??(he lengthened all of them)
Quote from: Peaceout on December 23, 2016, 09:58:26 PMThat makes no sense.Then why its only 1 tiny part out of all four segments??(he lengthened all of them)
It's actually pretty common, but doesn't happen all the time. You can check last x-ray in ShyShy's diary:
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=649.0
Just did some maths so your femurs is approx 55 cm and tibs 44cm. Therefore your sitting height is 84 cm at 182cm?! If this is right can you at some stage post pictures with a shirt tucked in (standard business wear)? If no one notices the short torso length like you've said happens in real life it will pretty much put to bed all proportions arguments. Good luck with your recovery!
I plan on doing it next year with Dr Solomin for 7cm increase, Im 167cm.
I'm pretty sure my upper and lower legs are almost the same length, is there any way to measure it?
Should I do the full 7cm or divide it in cross lengthening?
Femur or tibs?
I got 175cm wingspan and a short torso
Quote from: Bryzola on April 20, 2017, 07:00:26 PMI plan on doing it next year with Dr Solomin for 7cm increase, Im 167cm.
I'm pretty sure my upper and lower legs are almost the same length, is there any way to measure it?
Should I do the full 7cm or divide it in cross lengthening?
Femur or tibs?
I got 175cm wingspan and a short torso
Only valuable leg length measurement is from xrays.
Dividing just 7cms may not be worth it, when you can lengthen all 7 in just one leg segment as many others do, however obviously in terms of proportions and biomechanics 7cms divided between tibia and femur is better than all 7 in just tibia or femur. But it's double the surgeries double the cost and double the hassle.
Tibs are less painful to lengthen in my experience. When it comes to external LL they are also much more comfortable. If you're saying your tibia and femurs are almost the same length, that probably means you may have longer than average tibias and in terms of tibia-femur proportions it may be better off to lengthen femurs. Lengthening femurs I'd advice with internal self-lengthening nails, though it can be done with purely externals, the main disadvantage is extreme discomfort especially when lengthening bilaterally (two femur bones at the same time). It is an option nonetheless when your budget is limited and you're mentally ready to experience hell on earth.
With 175 arm span you can probably get away with lengthening all the way to 180. If it wouldn't be for the short torso as you claim, I could recommend lengthening 10-12 cms divided between 2 segments 6-4 or 7-5 femur-tibia.
How are you doing?
Quote from: Manga on April 22, 2017, 11:56:27 PMHow are you doing?
Rather good I suppose, still recovering. When I just removed my last frame, I had::
1) Limited Knee ROM - now it's 100% in both legs, I can touch my ass with my heels without pain.
2) Limited Ankle ROM, I could feel tension in my ankles especially when just getting up in the morning, measured ROM was limited, walking down stairs not so easy - now it's 100% in one ankle and almost 100% in the other - still need some time. Walking down stairs is easy and I don't feel any tension in the mornings anymore.
3) Balance issues, bad gait - significantly improved since then
4) Tension in the knees when standing up straight, which required me to use leg muscles to keep legs straight - nonexistent anymore
5) A very hard time doing squats - signifanctly improved since then
I still feel like I could use another year
Your final height is exactly 182 or a little over?
Quote from: onemorefoot on April 23, 2017, 02:40:17 AMYour final height is exactly 182 or a little over?
A little under, precisely 181 most of the day 
I guess it could be explained by the Q angle which is around 13 degrees for me and made me lose around 15% of the lengthened bone in height so a little over 1 cm.
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