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tallmen

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How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« on: January 04, 2021, 11:18:43 AM »
I want 11-12 cm of lengthening in total with 1 year gap. I am planning to do femur first and then exterrnal tibia as I don't want to risk joint pain. I am thinking about 8 cm in femur first and then 3-3.5 cm in tibia external? What do you guys think?
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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2021, 11:41:02 AM »
First u can do 6.5cm femur and 5.5cm tibia cuz 8cm femur is too much.
Then its nearly impossible lengthening two segments within 1 year cuz your body wont permit it.
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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2021, 11:56:53 AM »
Who told u tht its impossible to lengthen 2 segments in 1 year..bro ppl have done it here..though with such small amount of time u need to be conservative with ur lengthening goal so no crazy goals....and has to be very regular with PT and medications.
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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2021, 02:28:03 AM »
Do 8cm on femurs first and if it goes well, wait for a year and next year go for the tibia. 2inches in safe limit so 5cm if I’m right. Can gain a total of 5inches to be safe...
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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2021, 12:07:21 AM »
Is it safe to do 6 cm femur and 3 cm tibia?

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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2021, 12:11:43 AM »
Yes it is but 3 cm tibia is not worth tht much.....coz this ain't some game bro....u will be breaking ur bones for that..and u shld at least go for 4 or 5cms.
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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2021, 12:20:37 AM »
Yeah, I think you are right! I was thinking about between 3-4 cm on tibia.
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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2021, 12:31:23 AM »
my advice is 6.5 in femur,

5 in tibias

good luck! dedicate yourself to the process
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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2021, 10:57:19 AM »
Apparently Dr. Koehne from Munich does max 6 cm on femur... and he is the doctor I want to go to.
I also don‘t want to exaggerate it. 6 cm ok femur and 4 cm on tibia seems realistic to me. I‘m 171 cm tall.
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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2021, 03:15:21 PM »
Generally want to stay below 5-6cm tibia, so you can use that as a benchmark and mix and match combinations differently and try it out
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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2021, 05:10:43 PM »
I know 3 cm of tibia is not worth it but I don't want to wear external fixtures for 6 months.
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Re: How much to lengthen each segment to get 11.5cm?
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2021, 05:51:49 PM »
Quote from: indian on January 21, 2021, 05:10:43 PM
I know 3 cm of tibia is not worth it but I don't want to wear external fixtures for 6 months.

If you understand that it's not worth it and you will assume you'll be disappointed or set your expectations low then I don't see a problem doing just 3cm go right ahead since you understand that's what u want there's not a problem
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