Permanent knee pain, is LATN/LON really worth it?

Hey guys,

Just wondering if LATN/LON is really worth lengthening with?

Especially if the risk of permanent knee pain is 30-50%.

From what I have read on this forum, people risk permanent knee pain regardless of how much they have lengthened.

Isn't it a better option to rather do pure external fixation and having the fixator on for several more months and not risking permanent knee pain?

Guys who have lengthened via LON/LATN, please share whether your having knee pain and whether the pain is sharp or subtle?

Hey Kilokahn,

Thanks for the reply.

Sorry but what I am asking is the risk of permanent knee pain from the insertion of the internal rod into the tibia and not the duration of the external fixator.

Wouldn't it be better if a person wears the fixator for several more months then inserting a rod merely for the comfort and risk permanent knee damage?