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sprit33

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Gender difference of the leg shape
« on: November 06, 2022, 01:52:59 PM »

I'm an East Asian male and I'm going to undergo tibial LL surgery with LON method in the near future ,also correct my bow legs (varus) at the same time. I have observed in daily life that genu varus is more common in male and genu valgus is more common in female. I don't know if the stats show the same result of the gender difference. I'm worried I'll look feminine if I straighten my legs too much,will it?What are the gender differences  in terms of leg shape (tibia, femur, knee joint)?
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Re: Gender difference of the leg shape
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2022, 02:47:54 PM »

Your new height will matter 100x more than the shape of your leg and I see masculine men with straight femurs all the time.  I wouldnt worry about that.  Also simply building some muscle (calves) is an option and will matter much more.
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Gained 3.2CM on femurs for a final height of 5'8.5-5'8.75.

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Re: Gender difference of the leg shape
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2022, 06:11:28 PM »

This is true.  In fact, a very smart Canadian patient in Beijing did a bunch of research and convinced the doctors to put a little bit of a bow in his legs so they would still look masculine despite lengthening 7.5 cm.  Several foreign patients followed, although I did not.
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Re: Gender difference of the leg shape
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2022, 03:58:01 AM »

This is true.  In fact, a very smart Canadian patient in Beijing did a bunch of research and convinced the doctors to put a little bit of a bow in his legs so they would still look masculine despite lengthening 7.5 cm.  Several foreign patients followed, although I did not.

Hi sir,I'm also curious about the LON method, at what time point will the doctor adjust the leg shape,do u know that?
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Re: Gender difference of the leg shape
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2022, 05:04:08 AM »

At the end.  Some attachments were installed on the Ilizarov frames that enabled them to move in different ways.  It looks like the TSF has those built-in.
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