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lelouche

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timeframe with tibia External (full weight bearing)
« on: March 07, 2020, 12:31:57 AM »
I am 19 year old and in a good shape.
My doctor (salameh) told me because of my age i can be done with the procedure within 10 months!

What is your opinion on

5.5 cm
6 cm
6.5 cm
7cm  (10months)
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lelouche

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Re: timeframe with tibia External (full weight bearing)
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2020, 04:48:47 AM »
i searched the entire old forum and found houdini who did 8.5 cm and needed about 20 months until fixator got removed
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Re: timeframe with tibia External (full weight bearing)
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2020, 06:43:33 AM »
Expect 1.5 - 2 months pr cm lengthened, so 11 months for 5.5 cm, a year for 6 cm.
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Initial height: 164 cm / ~5'5" (Surgery on 6/25/2014)
Current height: 170 cm / 5'7" (Frames removed 6/29/2015)
External Tibia lengthening performed by Dr Mangal Parihar in Mumbai, India.
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Re: timeframe with tibia External (full weight bearing)
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2020, 06:52:02 AM »
Quote from: KiloKAHN on March 07, 2020, 06:43:33 AM
Expect 1.5 - 2 months pr cm lengthened, so 11 months for 5.5 cm, a year for 6 cm.

Even for internal femur lengthening, Dr. Parihar gives this safe conservative estimate.
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Re: timeframe with tibia External (full weight bearing)
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2020, 03:11:12 PM »
asking for my case. how much time should i set aside for 3 cm?
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