Limb Lengthening Forum
Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: sannie1 on December 11, 2024, 05:17:59 PM
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Hi, anyone did Precise for tibia? How many cm have you achieved and took how many months to recover (normal walk)?
And anyone did both femur and tibia? I would like to know how pain is it for tibia compare with femur, thank you!
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Its clear you havent read ANYTHING on this forum... otherwise you wouldn't have ask such a question
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Yes I'm new to this forum but I have read lots of posts in these months. I read your Diary on quadrilateral Precice2 LL with Dr. Gokhan too. But only 1 post I read so far is talking about tibia vs femur. I just hope someone did both can compare the pain after surgery directly.
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Most of the posts were talking about the Proportion of Tibia and Femur. And I'm asking for the pain of Precise Tibia and Precise Femur, which I haven't seen post of someone who did both which compared clearly yet.
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common thought is tibia less painful than femur and less of a general headache than femur.
However, when you factor in all the other pros and cons, seems like choosing femur over tibia is a no-brainer. Max potential height, scarring visibility, drilling through your hip rather than you knee, risks of high t/f ratio, etc.
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It’s hard to say because I didn’t have a nail inside with the fixators, but tibia pain was a cake walk for me. The femurs was definitely more painful, but then again note it’s not an even comparison. There is another patient I spoke to that did both segments with precise and he said tibia was easier and less pain. Not really enough sample size to make a definite conclusion. I’ve read opposite from other on the forum
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Thanks a lot for the answers. Seems most said that tibia is less painful than femur, but as I wish to gain 7cm+ then femur should be the preferred choice. For tibia, if aimed for 6cm+ would take much longer for recovery right as I read.