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Montreal172

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Possible Bone Faster healing (query for LL veterans).
« on: June 27, 2020, 02:58:42 PM »

There is a new research paper that came out on webMD about the possible effects
of bone stimulation devices. Consensus is that on average you heal 12 days faster per CM gained.
In other words, someone doing 8 cm stryde would heal 96 days faster (3 months).
Has anyone who done LL tried those devices ?
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Re: Possible Bone Faster healing (query for LL veterans).
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2020, 06:29:31 PM »

Dear Montreal 172, parles tu Français? I am also from the province of Quebec :)

Interesting that you ask this question. I suspect you refer to the findings published in our center by Dr. Jauregui and Dr. Herzenberg.

This meta analysis was done on studies containing patients who were lengthened with external fixation in a vast majority, if not the totality. For those patients, time to healing is super important as the fixator cannot be removed until bone has fully healed (3 solid cortex out of 4).

For that reason, we cannot conclude that the same applies to Stryde lengthening. In addition, The lengthening in stryde being all internal as the return to activity protocols being different , quality of life and function is not dependant on implant removal.

 A healing index being too fast may increase the risk of premature consolidation and reoperation.

Finally, bone stimulation wether from ultra sound or electromagnetic frequencies is expensive and not covered by insurance. Now that I think of it, the stryde is an electromagnetic implant, it may actually provide some bone stimulation in itself ;)

I hope this helps! do not hesitate to ask any further question


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Re: Possible Bone Faster healing (query for LL veterans).
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2020, 12:42:30 AM »

Merci beaucoup Doc, content de savoir qu’on a des gens qualifiés qui viennent de QC :D
Et bienvenue sur le forum :)
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Re: Possible Bone Faster healing (query for LL veterans).
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2020, 01:45:17 AM »

Ca fait un gros plaisir! je suis de la ville de Québec! Merci pour tes bons mots.
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Re: Possible Bone Faster healing (query for LL veterans).
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2020, 09:33:18 PM »

Si j'ai des questions, pourrais-je vous importuner de tant en temps ?
Et vivement le retour des Nordiques de QC :)
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Re: Possible Bone Faster healing (query for LL veterans).
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2020, 09:45:17 PM »

bien sur! s’il te plaît pose toutes les questions qu’il faut. rejoint moi par e-mail .

Je connais une excellente chirurgienne qui fait du Stryde à Montréal si tu veux. she is Paley trained.
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Re: Possible Bone Faster healing (query for LL veterans).
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2020, 06:46:20 PM »

Oui il y a Marie a Montreal. Jy pense, mais tout est une question de budget je suppose :I
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Re: Possible Bone Faster healing (query for LL veterans).
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2020, 08:49:42 PM »

Oui il y a Marie a Montreal. Jy pense, mais tout est une question de budget je suppose :I

Marie G :) ma mentor et amie. c’est la meilleure
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Re: Possible Bone Faster healing (query for LL veterans).
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2020, 03:37:58 PM »

Salut doc, je vous ai envoyer une question en prive :) Merci.
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