Some questions about proportions

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Quote from: oeioei2 on June 04, 2023, 02:59:43 PMIf someone has perfect ratio of around 0.80-0.82. Wouldnt a femur lengthening of 5 cm ruin it and put it below 0.80? Is it not better to do a tibia lengthening in that case and get a ratio of around 0.90?

Because for me currently I would guess I have around 0.80 ratio (havent done xrays yet) but I do care about the aesthetics aswell and I read that long tibias > long femurs from aesthetic view. What do you think?

I dont wanna end up looking strange

I think that longer tibias in general look better.

I was open to either tibias or femurs before LL, and my doctor examined me and recommended tibias for my body.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 04, 2023, 02:56:59 PM
Quote from: LG1816 on June 04, 2023, 11:13:16 AMI’d be doing pure externals anyway, but Giotikas himself told me that LON was a safe proceedure.

A much better choice than LON.  It was my first choice but for a couple of reasons beyond my control, that didn't end up happening.

Are pure externals still limited to the old Ilizanova devices or are there newer ones in use?
I assume their advantage is that they have a lot of angle control, and can ensure a better fibular growth, along with avoiding internals.

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You can do pure external monorails, and there's a newer successor-in-spirit to the Ilizarov fixator called the Taylor Spatial Frame.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 04, 2023, 03:54:29 PMI think that longer tibias in general look better.

I was open to either tibias or femurs before LL, and my doctor examined me and recommended tibias for my body.

Do some people have the 1:1 ratio naturally? And would the average person notice it if looking at you in your underwear?

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It is a little bit noticeable especially when someone of similar height notices your knees are way higher than theirs.

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During my research I found some studies which recommended that, if you have to choose it would be better to have a low ratio than to high f/t radio because too long tibias will lead to arthritis and other knee problems in a long term.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 05, 2023, 07:25:03 PMIt is a little bit noticeable especially when someone of similar height notices your knees are way higher than theirs.

Makes sense. I'm just over 5'8.5 at night, so 6cm would take me to 5'11, but to get to the 1-1 ratio (7.5cm) would take me to a daytime height of the elusive 6'. Do you reckon the trade off of the slightly off 1-1 ratio is worth the 6' height? I would presume not really. I suppose with such a big surgery you're going to want as best a bang for your buck as you can get, but there's a limit I suppose.