Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on September 01, 2023, 11:34:19 PMAbsolutely not. Quad is for giga short people or those doing absurd lengths. You're 5'8.5 and talking about a modest amount. Just do femurs if you really want to do this. Your proportions will look fine.
Thanks, guess I should really do some mock ups.
he is referring to premature arthritis hence i wont ever do only one segment for 8 cms, but some people just want their suffering to start in their 40s i guess. The more youre gonna lift, the bigger the problems:)
Quote from: slowed & reverb on September 06, 2023, 10:55:46 PMhe is referring to premature arthritis hence i wont ever do only one segment for 8 cms, but some people just want their suffering to start in their 40s i guess. The more youre gonna lift, the bigger the problems:)
The study you are likely referring to is this one:
https://josr-online.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13018-023-03720-w
However, this only applies to an increased Tibia:Femur ratio. Doing 8cm on your femur does the exact opposite. It decreases the Tibia:Femur ratio. The conclusions of this study are thus not applicable.
Fwiw, the top LL surgeons don't believe there is much of a long-term issue with lengthening just the femurs. However, until we have solid long-term data 30-50 years from now from cosmetic leg lengthening patients specifically, we also can't definitively conclude that.
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