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Which one should I lengthen, femurs or tibia (Picture provided)

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Exxon
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Posted on Sep 12, 2021, 10:54 am
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https://imgur.com/CA7fQC0


Starting off as 5'7 (170cm). My wingspan is the same as my height. Which segment should I lengthen and up to how much would be suitable before I look disproportionate? Should I lengthen at all lol?

Note, my existing proportions might already look weird because I stopped growing at the age of 12 (Stunted height growth).
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Medium Drink Of Water
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Posted on Sep 12, 2021, 3:53 pm
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You should do femurs.  Your femur:tibia ratio looks almost 1:1 and average is about 5:4.
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Posted on Sep 13, 2021, 12:07 am
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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on September 12, 2021, 03:53:35 PMYou should do femurs.  Your femur:tibia ratio looks almost 1:1 and average is about 5:4.

How much could I possibly lengthen on my femurs? Could I do the full 3 inches?
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Posted on Sep 13, 2021, 12:48 am
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Quote from: Audous on September 13, 2021, 12:07:54 AMHow much could I possibly lengthen on my femurs? Could I do the full 3 inches?

8 cm is what you should aim for if you want max
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Posted on Sep 13, 2021, 1:14 am
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Quote from: Thorfinnn on September 13, 2021, 12:48:05 AM8 cm is what you should aim for if you want max

Yeah ofc but will I look proportionate after or satisfactorily enough that I don't look disproportionate if I lengthen 8cm?
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Posted on Sep 13, 2021, 1:44 am
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Can't really tell without being able to see the top of your head to calculate what you'd look like.
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Exxon
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Posted on Sep 13, 2021, 4:47 am
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Posted on Sep 15, 2021, 4:29 am
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Femurs for sure, your tibias look long...
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DonBones
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Posted on Sep 18, 2021, 9:58 am
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The T:F ratio is very hard to measure accurately without clothes, and impossible when someone wears shorts like you. I thought my T:F ratio was 0.92, until the X-Ray revealed it's just 0.86.

You ratio definitely is not 1:1, but until you have X-Rays no one will be able to tell you for sure where and how much you can lengthen. Once you know your ratio, do the maths and see if you can achieve your desired length while staying within the normal bounds.
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Posted on Sep 20, 2021, 1:27 pm
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Quote from: DonBones on September 18, 2021, 09:58:44 AMThe T:F ratio is very hard to measure accurately without clothes, and impossible when someone wears shorts like you. I thought my T:F ratio was 0.92, until the X-Ray revealed it's just 0.86.

You ratio definitely is not 1:1, but until you have X-Rays no one will be able to tell you for sure where and how much you can lengthen. Once you know your ratio, do the maths and see if you can achieve your desired length while staying within the normal bounds.

Using tape measure it's 0.91. I should be able to do 6cm Femurs to get to approx 0.8.
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