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Unilateral vs Bilateral

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texasbruce
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Posted on Feb 8, 2016, 9:12 pm
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I am not sure about the two terms...

Does bilateral mean two osteotomies in one segment, or both femurs are done at the same time, or femur and tibia on one side are done at the same time?

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Posted on Feb 8, 2016, 9:48 pm
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Ok nvm it is both femurs or both tibias

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Posted on Feb 9, 2016, 12:42 am
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Quote from: morethan167 on February 08, 2016, 10:35:05 PMThis reminds me of my doubt of 1-stage procedure vs 2-stage procedure. I want to do tibia lengthening but I really don't want to live my life with a shorter leg, even if it is for a few months. It doesn't make sense to me to go through OR twice for the same thing.


Well it makes sense if it is more life threatening due to fat embolism...

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