Okay, so you get your femurs broken, and a weak rod (Precice) implanted to keep everything together. If you walk on it or even stand, the rod can't support your weight, so it might break.
But is it so hard to put some support device around the leg to help offload the nail?
Here is an example
but this works only for offloading the tibia and works only if you have one leg to offload.
I think if you're getting Precice tibias you can use Freedom Leg on both legs lol. There is also iWalk 2.0, an alternative to Freedom Leg.
I think achieving the same with femurs isn't easy. Is this a reason to get Precice tibias instead of femurs? 
We should follow the limits as per Nuvasive. Some docs might allow us to put more weight, but we all know it's the patient who will suffer if there is nail bending or break. If you are unlucky you might even get the 25lb nail which is almost nothing.
Anyway, the purpose of this thread was to think of ways in which femur (or tibia) precice patients can offload their nails and still stand and walk with increased safety. One expensive solution would be to use exoskeletons which paraplegics use to walk. But there might a cheaper solution if you can move your legs, but just aren't allowed to bear weight on them.
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