Why some surgeon allow for unsafe amounts?

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I am seeing one doctor who have patients with 11+ femur, 8+ cm tibia etc.

I thought 8cm femur and 5cm tibia were upper bound for safe length.

Some of his patients do 20 cm in two surgery. This can’t be safe to make, no?

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Quote from: SirStretchAlot on September 18, 2021, 10:39:22 PMIt really depends on the patient. Betz had a 19 year old male athlete do 12cm on femurs and recovered very well. I'm 29, and not an athlete, so I'm having trouble with 10cm on femurs. Most reach their tibia limit at 6.5/7cm, but again if you're a young athlete, 8cm is doable.

The limit is different for everyone. I know some 50 year old men who took 4 month to only do 7cm on femurs.

Yes but the issue is not the amount done but the safety.