Limb Lengthening Forum
Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: ItsMyLife on January 01, 2015, 08:28:02 AM
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Which is more painful and dangerous?
well i had a girl russian friend, did some correction to her femur so there was externals on her femur (2 cm discrepancy)
and she also did tibia
she says tibia doesnt hurt but femur is so painful
is it true ext femur hurts like hell?
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Exfix for lengthening is a big no for femurs with most doctors. Hurts like hell apparently and you risk permanent loss of knee ROM.
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but shes a soccer player. maybe 2 cm is OK? bagirov said up to 4 cm.
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If Dr Bagirov says up to 4 cm is okay then it probably is. Still, it's supposed to be way more uncomfortable than external tibias.
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hurts like hell ! .. hmm .. well from my experience yeah it's not comfortable at all but during the distraction my tibia hurts me way more than the femurs..
but if you would choose just external fixator I would go for tibia, as with femur you may have some knee bending issue
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If Dr Bagirov says up to 4 cm is okay then it probably is. Still, it's supposed to be way more uncomfortable than external tibias.
Well, it is probably safe for sports
BUt it HURTS LIKE HELL according to my Russian friendd
Pain is 9/10 for femur. and 0 for tibia. She is very brave. She refuses to take stronger painkillers.
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Do anyone knows someone who did more than 5cm on external femurs? how is he?
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Femur lengthening hurts less than tibia lengthening and you heal faster. The problem is with external device and infection on femur. It is uncomfortable for sleeping, changing clothes etc First few days after surgery femurs hurt a lot more though. Big shock to the body