Tibia Lengthening (Precice 2.2) with Dr Assayag

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Hey HJ,

I intend to work one month after doing LL..Is it easier to do so with femur after 1 month than Tibias?

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Quote from: Realistic on September 20, 2022, 03:45:41 PMHey HJ,

I intend to work one month after doing LL..Is it easier to do so with femur after 1 month than Tibias?

It’s going to be easier working while lengthening tibias than femurs.

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Quote from: Height Journey on September 20, 2022, 04:18:29 PMIt’s going to be easier working while lengthening tibias than femurs.

do you think you chould handle quadrilateral with 3 weeks apart, to get total 10 cm?

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Quote from: Height Journey on September 20, 2022, 03:16:44 PMIt was late last night. My math was wrong for the last 3cm of lengthening tibias. Here are the correct numbers. 5cm tibias take about 3 months.

Lengthening Phase:
7 to 10 days latency time after surgery, before you actually start lengthening.
First 3cm: 0.75mm/day = 40 days
Next 3cm: 0.50mm/day = 60 days

To lengthen 6cm tibias, expect 3.5 months.

Ty!!!!

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Quote from: balme on September 20, 2022, 04:23:58 PMdo you think you chould handle quadrilateral with 3 weeks apart, to get total 10 cm?

Yes, I think I could handle it. However, I would definitely not be working remotely during lengthening and at least 1 month into consolidation.

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can you walk with crutches now?

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Quote from: Height Journey on September 21, 2022, 12:17:21 AMYes, I think I could handle it. However, I would definitely not be working remotely during lengthening and at least 1 month into consolidation.

What kinds of stretches would you recommend people do/practice before internal tibia lengthening? I know that Dr. Paley said the stretching data says the stretching effects only last for 24 hours but for someday in the future I sort of wonder what kind of stretches might be good to practice just to get a feel for them

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Quote from: Height Journey on September 21, 2022, 12:17:21 AMYes, I think I could handle it. However, I would definitely not be working remotely during lengthening and at least 1 month into consolidation.

What are some of the most noticeable differences (aside from lengthening a different part of the leg obviously) that you noticed comparing the experiences of internal femurs vs internal tibias?

Thanks!!!

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SpeedDialer, stop asking these repetitive questions. You've been here for 3 years doing the same thing - asking repetitive questions over and over again.

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I can give some insight on this. I lengthened for approx 4.5 months to get 5 CM on tibia. Now I am 2 months into consolidation and I am technically allowed to full weight bear. However, fwb is still painful, so I use one crutch or walk pretty normally using 2 crutches for balance.

 Quote from: Height Journey on September 20, 2022, 02:47:38 AMLengthening Phase:
7 to 10 days latency time after surgery, before you actually start lengthening.
First 3cm: 0.75mm/day = 40 days
Next 3cm: 0.50mm/day = 40 days

To lengthen 6cm tibias, expect 3 months.

Consolidation Phase:
Depends on if you have the medium 50 pound limit nails or large 75 pound limit nails, your body weight, healing ability, nutrition, and commitment to physical therapy.
Assuming you have large Precice nails and are not overweight, probably 2 to 3 months in consolidation until you can use forearm crutches.
With the medium Precice nails, add one more month.

I'm only in early consolidation phase, so these are estimates based on research. If there is a Precice tibia lengthener who is done or almost done consolidation, perhaps you can provide more insight on the consolidation phase.