TIBIA LENGTHENING IN MOSCOW WITH DR BAGIROV

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I think I have ballerina in both feet... I can put both heels down when sitting, or when standing, but  not with legs   straight. .. I must extend my feet in front of me. .. so now when I walk, I am on my toes as that is the most comfortable position for me now when I walk. ... extending my legs out feels very awkward now. ... This seems to have happened quite fast. .. I stopped walking for a few days and it Happens .... Now I don't even want to walk. ... This is really depressing me. ... I don't know how long I can take having this condition. ... If surgery corrects it, I want to do it now. .. I hate not being able to stand straight and walk. .... depressed

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just took this photo... this i about how much i straighten leg out with heel still touching the ground..... i don't have to o anything special to do this, buti can't mak my leg more straight than this... walking might be worse

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One weird ilizarov

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Are you in moscow? Did you get follow-up?

All the best to your lengthening...

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Not in Russia. ... No follow up. .. I'm mad I stopped walking a week. .. I'm making plans to go see Dr parihar to remove frames in  next 2 weeks

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Wanted to get everyone's opinion on getting  gastric recession to cure the ballerina foot... the dr says its not necessary now, but d like to cure this right now

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Quote from: crimsontide on July 01, 2014, 06:41:27 PMWanted to get everyone's opinion on getting  gastric recession to cure the ballerina foot... the dr says its not necessary now, but d like to cure this right now

Im not really familiar with that surgery, but in all likelyhood it comes with some drawbacks..i think it would be better in the long run if you tried to stretch to get rid of the ballerina feet.

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probably right

the dr said it will definitely go away... just sucks to have

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old forum ,

i think if your doing tibias, and more than 5 cm,  release should be done....  ballerina foot blows... it'll go away, as everyone says, but trust me, it sucks big time.  it sucks so bad,I'm contemplating getting the   surgery  to fix it now... it's just an outpatient surgery, it's really not a huge deal, and heels will touch floor after getting it... the dr doesn't want me to do it, as he says stretching, walking, etc will eventually cure it... but its not just the fact i can't touch the floor with my heels while walking. the back of my ankle, where the tendon starts is really sore from stretching... i mean really sore.... hard to describe

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Hi Crimsontide,

I have been considering getting my surgery done with Dr. Bagirov and I have been following your diary as a guest from the start. You've been really detailed in describing your journey and I really appreciate you sharing your experience. 

I am just going to go a bit off-topic here and ask, do you think it is a good idea to go for a 10 cm bilateral tibia lengthening using Dr. Bagirov's technique? Despite the lack of after-care, this seems like a highly affordable place which will not suck my savings dry. Also, it seems I can get some after-care with other doctors like Dr. Parihar?

Thanks in advance for replying!