ITB bands are notoriously difficult to "stretch" and anyone undergoing femur lengthening needs to consider a proper ITB release. Medical research firmly supports this, and will be presented here. If you are spending tens of thousands of dollars lengthening your Femur, move mountains to convince your surgeon to give you a proper ITB release. This is not medical advice, but purely informational/entertainment you should verify with your own doctor.
Read this: https://uesca.com/it-band-syndrome-myths-and-facts/
"Let’s first address stretching. The ITB is a very tough structure. In fact, in a 2010 study by Falvey et al., a strain gauge was used to test various stretches on the ITB and the result was that the ITB was unaffected.
Therefore, it is highly unlikely that stretching will have any effect on the ‘tightness’ of the ITB."
I highly recommend reading this: https://www.painscience.com/articles/iliotibial-band-syndrome-stretch.php
"Even if you do everything right, even if you perform the ideal stretch and manage to pull firmly on your IT band for a couple minutes — which is longer than most people ever bother — how much would you actually change the length of your IT band? How far would it move?
Roughly 2 millimeters — an overall change in length of less than half a percent.
You still won’t actually change its length, any more than you can make a leather belt longer by pulling on it. This is the most important thing IT band stretchers need to understand."
And also this: https://thedoctorsofpt.com/it-band-pain-myth-v-reality/#:~:text=Myth%202%3A%20The%20ITB%20can,to%20actually%20induce%20a%20stretch.
"Myth 2: The ITB can and should be stretched
Since the ITB is made up of fascia, which is different from a muscle, it’s nearly impossible to stretch it. It would take way more force than we’re capable of producing on our own, to actually induce a stretch. This is a good thing – since the roles of the ITB are to stabilize the side of the knee and provide energy storage and release during running, we don’t really want it to be stretchy anyway. "
You can not stretch ITB bands - the scientific truth
If you don't push hard for the sort of ITB release done by Paley/Goitikas, you're going to have wide legs, severe stifness and you might not even hit your goal.
The entire experience is harrowing enough, but the suffering is going to multiply without a proper release done by current qualified surgeons.
The ITB grows back well according to every well known surgeon.
Quote from: throwaway123456 on May 04, 2023, 03:24:26 AMI needed IT Band release twice on my right femur, IT Band release was performed during my initial Fitbone implantation , the first lengthening was "only" 5.5 cm before my Fitbone failed , then 3 years later (thanks COVID) I had a Precice 2.2 rod inserted (without ITB release) but after ~ 1.5 cm it was so tight it was like a guitar string and I could barely move my knee or take a medium size step (on crutches ofc), the ITB was released again, and I completed the total 2.4cm without great issue, but I must say my knee TFL is still quite achy and stiff , it takes ~ 30 body squats to get mobile in the mornings.
Hey, i hope you're doing well now.
Can you remember what sort of ITB release it was and who did it? Was it a proper Z cut etc?
What would you reply to those people who tried to tell you, oh , well maybe you didn't stretch enough.
Agree 100%
When you say release, how can we define it, with some doctors offering a 'soft' release also.
ITB band proper release are critical.
They offer ITB release and imo.are one of the safest out therr
Quote from: throwaway123456 on May 05, 2023, 07:24:40 AMMy surgeon is a professor and was trained by one of the top CLL surgeons in Baltimore so I assume he knew what he was doing, He was typically cryptic/elusive when i asked about the release (I had asked him to perform it during the CLL but he didn't consider it necessary), he often became defensive when I asked such questions, i think he was used to adoration from the Sheeple not pointed questions.
I recall the final ITB release was tough, I spent 3-4 long days in hospital with puss/fluid draining from a tube in my knee before they removed the drain and let me go.
8cm is quite a lot to lengthen imo , and age may have well been a factor, as well as the method you used.
But to lengthen 8cm without an ITB release is very hard to imagine, especially until the end.
It's unfortunate you had complications - who exactly did the ITB release, and what sort of ITB release was it i.e. Z cut, soft etc?
You had a soft iTB release, as opposed to a proper Z cut? How did you know you were only getting a soft release, was it before or after?
How is your walk currently by the way?
Exactly. A proper ITB release may well be essential.
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