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[4cms]

The reason I say this is because I myself done 6 and recovered completly after 5 months where as everyone that done more than that is still recovering.
If you need more go ahead and get another 4 or 5 on femurs but when you do that expect to have alot of stiffness in the hamstring and psoas muscles.

[goodlucktomylegs]

The reason I say this is because I myself done 6 and recovered completly after 5 months where as everyone that done more than that is still recovering.
If you need more go ahead and get another 4 or 5 on femurs but when you do that expect to have alot of stiffness in the hamstring and psoas muscles.

Then i think safety amount for both sections 5 cm for femurs 5 for tibias(statitistic from most diaries) should be best for lenghthening.Let's play safe.

[ReadRothbard]

The reason I say this is because I myself done 6 and recovered completly after 5 months where as everyone that done more than that is still recovering.
If you need more go ahead and get another 4 or 5 on femurs but when you do that expect to have alot of stiffness in the hamstring and psoas muscles.

I agree that 6-7 cm is probably the max on the tibias, but I've heard from a lot of doctors that the femurs can actually handle more lengthening than the tibias. For example, Dr. Paley and Dr. Guichiet both seem to think that 8 cm is the max advisable limit in the femurs.

[GeTs]

I agree that 6-7 cm is probably the max on the tibias, but I've heard from a lot of doctors that the femurs can actually handle more lengthening than the tibias. For example, Dr. Paley and Dr. Guichiet both seem to think that 8 cm is the max advisable limit in the femurs.

lets not push it everytime, its clearly 5-6 the safest

[Uppland]

The femur bone should be slightly longer and so can tolerate a bit more lenghtening. It is however, not comletely straight I think so you won't gain the whole amount in height.

Also the safest amount to leghten is very individual but 4-6CM seems like a decent rule of thumb.

[GeTs]

But the more you lengthen the femur  the more the pressure

[atmika]

The reason I say this is because I myself done 6 and recovered completly after 5 months where as everyone that done more than that is still recovering.
If you need more go ahead and get another 4 or 5 on femurs but when you do that expect to have alot of stiffness in the hamstring and psoas muscles.

iam 152 cm female . iam planning to do 7cm ..4 on tibia n 3 on femur.  Will my proportion look weird.   Is 7 cm too much

[ForcedPuberty]

atmika your proportions wont look weird. you should go for 5cm on your first surgery. if you want more then go for 5cm on femur.

[ItsMyLife]

im basketball player

dr bagirov says for best (athletic ability), 8 cm tibia and 4 cm femur

dr fahri is of opinion a few days later, just do 8 cm tibia.

both doctors agree that 8cm and 6 cm tibia do not make a differnce. just do PT.

[ReadRothbard]

im basketball player

dr bagirov says for best (athletic ability), 8 cm tibia and 4 cm femur

dr fahri is of opinion a few days later, just do 8 cm tibia.

both doctors agree that 8cm and 6 cm tibia do not make a differnce. just do PT.

Sounds good. 8 cm femurs and 6 cm tibias are my plan, and if they think that those numbers should be fine, then I'm good.

[TomD]

I agree that 6-7 cm is probably the max on the tibias, but I've heard from a lot of doctors that the femurs can actually handle more lengthening than the tibias. For example, Dr. Paley and Dr. Guichiet both seem to think that 8 cm is the max advisable limit in the femurs.

This was the impression I was under as well Read. I am going to have my femurs and tibs measured to see if I can get away with slightly more Femur lengthening to save some on the tibs.

[Morgenst.]

I plan on doing 7cm on tibias and about 5cm on femurs. What do you guys think?

[ReadRothbard]

I plan on doing 7cm on tibias and about 5cm on femurs. What do you guys think?

Do it the other way around--5 cm tibias and 7 cm femurs.

[Outgrown]

I plan on doing 7cm on tibias and about 5cm on femurs. What do you guys think?

If you're going to do both, try to put more on femurs than tibias...

[Morgenst.]

Why exactly? Is it a matter of because femurs can take more lengthening or would I somehow mess up my proportions or ratios?

[TomD]

Why exactly? Is it a matter of because femurs can take more lengthening or would I somehow mess up my proportions or ratios?

I am going to get my femurs and tibs measured and then ask the doctors medical opinion. From a look at my legs I think my femurs are shorter but who know? I am going to make sure. Better safe then sorry.

Also, lengthening femurs you can do so 1mm a day I have been told but only 2/3rds for femurs.

[Blackhawk]

I think many patients have tried to do 1mm per day on tibias but at some point they usually have to slow down or take a break.  If you go too slow you risk preconsolidation and have to re break the bone.  I think this happened to Smallguy.  I plan on doing about 5.5 cms on tibs.  Maybe with Birkholtz.  I hope to do 1mm a day.