Limb Lengthening Forum
Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: uclqlic on July 28, 2020, 03:23:23 PM
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Hi guys I just want to clarify whether it is truth that Dr lee from Korea has 0% non-union rate. He claimed that non-union is caused by bad operation but I doubt the genetic part is also viral speaking of non-union?
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Hello,
I think that Dr. Lee is one of the bests. His PT center is literally THE BEST. And I trust him, he's probably not going to hurt you in a bad way if you choose him for LL.
But still, I think non-union depends more of the genetics rather than the surgeon.
I mean, If the surgeon himself does the worst breaking ever, and inserts the nail in a stupid position: it's possible to have non-union although your genetics are good.
But if you have bad genetics naturally, even though you go with Dr. Lee or Paley, you'll still have non union unfortunately.
Best Regards
edit: non-union and delayed union are different.
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There are many (more than 50) cause of non-union , only Insufficient immobilization and
Improperly applied fixation are Dr. faults.
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thank you very much for your reply. Nowadays the problem I mostly concern is how to detect whether I have bad genetics or not, but I heard that it is impossible to detect at an early stage and only after the lengthening procedure starts will I know it. Even though the chance is slightly or close to zero, but there still a chance.
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Sorry I made a mistake haha, it is not cases but cause. How did you find that information by the way, like consulting with your surgeon ?
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thank you very much for your reply. Nowadays the problem I mostly concern is how to detect whether I have bad genetics or not, but I heard that it is impossible to detect at an early stage and only after the lengthening procedure starts will I know it. Even though the chance is slightly or close to zero, but there still a chance.
Cheers mate, not a problem.
Also, I'm seriously not sure about this, it has just popped into my mind. I think If you've broken your bone before and it got healed, I guess you won't confront a non-union issue as the procedure happens. But you better ask a doc. or ask more experienced LL forum members. There are a lot of people who know better than I do tbh.
Best Regards
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Hi guys I just want to clarify whether it is truth that Dr lee from Korea has 0% non-union rate. He claimed that non-union is caused by bad operation but I doubt the genetic part is also viral speaking of non-union?
It depends on many factors, for example, lengthening too fast.