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[4cm]

Hi everyone,

I want to do limb lengthening one leg (femur) at a time, because I can't stay in the bed or using the weelchair, I just want to lengthen 4 cm using internal fixation. What do you think?

Sorry for my english

Best regards

[keybore]

Yes this is possible. Many surgeons will do it this way for you. More cost and time, but more mobility.

[ilovescience]

Hi everyone,

I want to do limb lengthening one leg (femur) at a time, because I can't stay in the bed or using the weelchair, I just want to lengthen 4 cm using internal fixation. What do you think?

Sorry for my english

Best regards

Some people have done it before, it works but takes time.

[Limbfan2020]

More cost and time, but more mobility.

...and it reduces the risk of all complications (fat embolism, DVT) by 50%!

Doing one leg at a time is equal to a correction of a leg length discrepancy which is routinely performd by many orthopaedic surgeons.

[ilovescience]

...and it reduces the risk of all complications (fat embolism, DVT) by 50%!

Doing one leg at a time is equal to a correction of a leg length discrepancy which is routinely performd by many orthopaedic surgeons.

This surgery should be considered by people who are not busy with working or people who retired.

[4cm]

Thanks for yours comments. I can take leaves 6 months (no salary of course), so my plan is doing surgery, stay at hospital 3 or 4 days then go home doing leg lengthening for 1 month and a half, and 1 month and a half for consolidation then doing the other leg, after 6 months i’m done with 4cm taller (of course I want more however I just have 6 months while doing routine activity). Finally go back to work walking unassisted. Do you think it can be done? 

[Vogel]

Thanks for yours comments. I can take leaves 6 months (no salary of course), so my plan is doing surgery, stay at hospital 3 or 4 days then go home doing leg lengthening for 1 month and a half, and 1 month and a half for consolidation then doing the other leg, after 6 months i’m done with 4cm taller (of course I want more however I just have 6 months while doing routine activity). Finally go back to work walking unassisted. Do you think it can be done?

Since you are already taking six months off, I think it’s better to just do it bilaterally and get over with it. Six months after surgery is plenty of time to be back to normal walking. I say do it bilaterally.

[Height Journey]

I happen to have a video on lengthening one leg at a time.

Staged (Unilateral) Leg Lengthening Surgery
https://youtu.be/5c18l5WDshk

[4cm]

I was on crutches once, with one healthy leg I could do normal things, however with two broken legs I think it would be very difficult and exhausted, I don't want to rely on someone. Is there anyone in this forum did that before.

[AllinStryde]

Stryde needs to come back.  Its absence is causing people to suffer and go through so many more complications that are completely unnecessary.