Quote from: Height Journey on February 01, 2023, 03:04:58 AMThanks for your supportive comments. I would press a like (thumb up) button, but that feature is not available on this forum.
About my left tibia, the callus is there and it's pretty sturdy. The callus is also calcifying, though lagging compared to my right tibia. I can walk independently pretty well, though I shouldn't walk any faster than a normal pace. The tibias are slower with consolidation than femurs, so it's nothing new. I am in the process of shrinking my left tibia 2mm so it matches my right tibia length. Also a smaller gap allows better bone formation. I just have to continue eating well and take the nutritional supplements, and exercise well. My daily caloric intake was down a little throughout this cold and tiring winter, so that may be contributing to a slower bone formation. I'm better rested now so I'll be eating and exercising more.
Good luck man! Hopefully it gets better with eating and exercising.
Did Assayag mention specific exercises that can help with that?
Tibia Lengthening (Precice 2.2) with Dr Assayag
Quote from: Height Journey on February 01, 2023, 03:04:58 AMThanks for your supportive comments. I would press a like (thumb up) button, but that feature is not available on this forum.
About my left tibia, the callus is there and it's pretty sturdy. The callus is also calcifying, though lagging compared to my right tibia. I can walk independently pretty well, though I shouldn't walk any faster than a normal pace. The tibias are slower with consolidation than femurs, so it's nothing new. I am in the process of shrinking my left tibia 2mm so it matches my right tibia length. Also a smaller gap allows better bone formation. I just have to continue eating well and take the nutritional supplements, and exercise well. My daily caloric intake was down a little throughout this cold and tiring winter, so that may be contributing to a slower bone formation. I'm better rested now so I'll be eating and exercising more.
What are your thoughts on the difficulty for precise 2.2 tibia of doing 4.5 cm versus 5 cm for most people or other patients you've met?
My natural flexibility before femur LL is maybe only very slightly below average but still normal. I was able to do between 6.8-7.2 cm on femurs and it seemed to work out, my gait is improving and my pain is gone, just some tightness in the morning.
It feels like 4.5cm precise 2 tibias might be noticeably easier than the 5cm precise 2 tibias but the height is gain is about the same (4.5 is 90% of 5). I'm not entirely sure if 4.5 cm is significantly easier than 5cm though, I just assume so.
I've met two precise 2 tibia patients who stopped at 4cm after experiencing some tightness. I met one who did a bit more than 5cm but is experiencing alot of ballerina foot
Proportions Part 3 After Femur and Tibia Lengthening Surgery, Examining Disproportionality
https://youtu.be/ipRRCqYYfHE
Quote from: SpeedDialer on February 03, 2023, 08:08:16 PMWhat are your thoughts on the difficulty for precise 2.2 tibia of doing 4.5 cm versus 5 cm for most people or other patients you've met?
My natural flexibility before femur LL is maybe only very slightly below average but still normal. I was able to do between 6.8-7.2 cm on femurs and it seemed to work out, my gait is improving and my pain is gone, just some tightness in the morning.
It feels like 4.5cm precise 2 tibias might be noticeably easier than the 5cm precise 2 tibias but the height is gain is about the same (4.5 is 90% of 5). I'm not entirely sure if 4.5 cm is significantly easier than 5cm though, I just assume so.
I've met two precise 2 tibia patients who stopped at 4cm after experiencing some tightness. I met one who did a bit more than 5cm but is experiencing alot of ballerina foot
I can't say for sure. It certainly get tighter when reaching 3cm tibias, and I know from other sources that at 4cm tibias the difficulty gets even steeper. It really depends on your tibia flexibility (dorsiflexion).
Proportions Part 4 - Measuring or Estimating Limb Lengths for Proportions
https://youtu.be/Wpc0nga8XNg
Great to see the LL forum has returned and has not retired. Here's my latest video on my X-rays.
Height Journey - Tibia X-rays 5.8 Months In Consolidation - March 13, 2023
https://youtu.be/kfedmQ6CbQo
Femurs vs Tibias for Limb Lengthening Surgery - The Final Analysis
https://youtu.be/XZu5234QE8c
Physical Therapy (April 8 ) - Advanced Consolidation Stage of Tibial Lengthening
https://youtu.be/YofvPK1l6-k
Essential Equipment for Leg Lengthening Patients Part 2 - Tibia Lengtheners, More Equipment Reviewed
https://youtu.be/RFW31pj7tpw
Physical Therapy (May 9) - Advanced Consolidation Stage of Tibial Lengthening
https://youtu.be/Wi7K28m3xzc
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