Quote from: Body Builder on June 08, 2018, 09:36:23 PMI meant non union, not malunion. My mistaktle. Femur heals better and faster than tibias thats why non union is harder.
Malunion with internals are harder too but with good hexapod frames malunions can be easily treated so there is no problem with that even in tibias.
Soft tissues is a big problem with tibias. Most people cant go more than 6-6.5 cm or they risk oversttetching of gastrocnemius-soleus which leads to permanent weakening. I dont even mention atl to fix equinus which is a madness.
On the other hand, on femurs most people can lengthen more than 6 cm without much problems as it band release is not significant and can fix most of problems that femur LL causes (duck ass mainly).
Anyway, if you want to lengthen up to 6cm, tibia LL with an hexapod and a good doctor is the way to go.
For more than that, Stryde on femurs is the best.
I think 6cm might be a little too much for tibs.
The problem with tibia lengthening is I believe it will lead to inferior stability and athleticsm compared to femur lengthening. But it's very confusing, long femurs simply don't look aesthetic, besides being much more expensive and more dangerous. And I'm not sure how the feeling of heavy thighs is gonna affect.
If I do tibs, I'm probably gonna settle for TSF.