Posted on Nov 15, 2023, 10:17 pm
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Hey. I think it was discussed kinda in the past.
I've lengthened tibia by 4 cm.
I never measured my height, only measured the gap on the x-ray, which showed 3.9cm.
However when I try to measure height gain I pretty much get to 3 cm.. I think it might be because the bone in the x-ray is a bit diagonal which makes the actual real life length a little shorter. Or maybe it's some other kind of error.
Anyway, 4 was enough for me, I didn't want too much of a fain. However, if in actuality its 3 cm... Well it's getting closer to pointless surgery.
I asked my surgeon, he said the callus might be too solid to be lengthened more, and said a re-osteotomy is needed.
So I'm wondering if I should do it, for extra 2, mayyybe 2.5 cm extra, to reach 4.5-5cm(?).
I've heard somewhere that rebreaking a callus makes the healing a lot slower. Although it doesn't make sense to me.
Any experienced words of wisdom will be appreciated.
I'm 6 months post op and just started to walk unassisted... However very slow and carefully.
I've lengthened tibia by 4 cm.
I never measured my height, only measured the gap on the x-ray, which showed 3.9cm.
However when I try to measure height gain I pretty much get to 3 cm.. I think it might be because the bone in the x-ray is a bit diagonal which makes the actual real life length a little shorter. Or maybe it's some other kind of error.
Anyway, 4 was enough for me, I didn't want too much of a fain. However, if in actuality its 3 cm... Well it's getting closer to pointless surgery.
I asked my surgeon, he said the callus might be too solid to be lengthened more, and said a re-osteotomy is needed.
So I'm wondering if I should do it, for extra 2, mayyybe 2.5 cm extra, to reach 4.5-5cm(?).
I've heard somewhere that rebreaking a callus makes the healing a lot slower. Although it doesn't make sense to me.
Any experienced words of wisdom will be appreciated.
I'm 6 months post op and just started to walk unassisted... However very slow and carefully.