Hi Dr Birkholtz, I've had a browse through the thread but I couldn't see anything, so apologies if I'm asking repeated questions! Also apologies if this should be in the general question thread, but I decided on here as these are specifically towards your practice as I'm 70% certain if I do decide this is right for me, I would like it to be with you - despite a fear of flying!
So I arrive in South Africa and have the operation on my femurs with Precise installed.
- Is 6cm the maximum you would be willing to do for this, and on average what would be the time taken to lengthen 6cm?
- At what stage would it be possible to weight-bear (presuming under 140lbs) after the operation, what level of functionality would be expected during lengthening, and would pre operation fitness levels have any impact on this?
- After lengthening, presuming there are no complications, what would the best and worst cases be for the recovery period to take in order to be able to:
a. walk unaided?
b. return to fairly sedentary work?
c. partake in strenuous activity, e.g. long distance running, contact sports, weight lifting etc.
- If the Precise device was to fail for any reason, what would the protocol be?