RB - Femurs with Dr. Betz - March 2021

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Quote from: Kanye Western on April 05, 2023, 11:11:25 AMHey RB,

How's life now? Could you even tell you've had a surgery like this done?

Hey man, life is great now. And no, my walk is totally normal and has been for a bit over a year now. My athletic ability isn’t still where I want to be as I have nails in and am still training my legs again so whenever I play sports with people I say I have a previous leg injury but apart from that 100% normal and no one could suspect I have had a drastic surgery like this.

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Thank you so much,

So the Z cut release is what helped you?

When you began to walk after, were you walking with a swing / unable to walk properly for 4-5 weeks due to the iTB release? That's what is being argued to me now, that getting it properly cut will immobilise and cripple me.

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On another note, this is for any future lurkers on this thread:

Read this: https://uesca.com/it-band-syndrome-myths-and-facts/

"Let’s first address stretching. The ITB is a very tough structure. In fact, in a 2010 study by Falvey et al., a strain gauge was used to test various stretches on the ITB and the result was that the ITB was unaffected.
Therefore, it is highly unlikely that stretching will have any effect on the ‘tightness’ of the ITB."

I highly recommend reading this: https://www.painscience.com/articles/iliotibial-band-syndrome-stretch.php

"Even if you do everything right, even if you perform the ideal stretch and manage to pull firmly on your IT band for a couple minutes — which is longer than most people ever bother — how much would you actually change the length of your IT band? How far would it move?

Roughly 2 millimeters — an overall change in length of less than half a percent.

You still won’t actually change its length, any more than you can make a leather belt longer by pulling on it. This is the most important thing IT band stretchers need to understand."


And also this: https://thedoctorsofpt.com/it-band-pain-myth-v-reality/#:~:text=Myth%202%3A%20The%20ITB%20can,to%20actually%20induce%20a%20stretch.

"Myth 2: The ITB can and should be stretched
Since the ITB is made up of fascia, which is different from a muscle, it’s nearly impossible to stretch it. It would take way more force than we’re capable of producing on our own, to actually induce a stretch. This is a good thing – since the roles of the ITB are to stabilize the side of the knee and provide energy storage and release during running, we don’t really want it to be stretchy anyway. "

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Please post some walking videos. I want to see how normal is your walking after the surgery

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If you have recent imaging data please put it at this thread. Redact any information that could be used to dox you.

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Would love to hear from you again

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still here bro?

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If you do read this, would love an update about how things are now.

Whether you feel.the bone saw being electric if this is true caused any issues