I got an email back from Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center:-
Thank you for the interest to our Center.
You can increase your height by lengthening both tibiae by 6 cm at one
stage, at trauma and orthopaedic department # 17, Kurgan Ilizarov
Center. The treatment will take 5.5 to 6 months. It will cost about
650 000 Russian Roubles (staying at a shared room) or about 900 000
RusRoubles (single room) - surgeries. meals, radiographs, anaesthesia
included. You need to provide a health certificate showing you have no
contraindications for anaesthesia. Blood tests are to be made at the
Center, and you'll be examined by several specialists, like dentists,
ENT doctor, psychologist before you get to the hospital.
Best regards,
Prof.A.M.Aranovich, MD, PhD
Head of trauma and orthopaedic department
RISC RTO, Kurgan, Russia
Would anyone who has LL done in the center like to share the experience?
Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center ( Kurgan, Russia)
650,000 roubles @ .015 is 9,750 USD.
Not bad, everything included.
Except going to Russia right now is a big turn off.
Does anyine else find it weird that Kurgan quotes these short times for the total time of the procedure.
Theyre saying 5.5 to 6 months for 6cm and they quoted me 7 moths for 7 cm.
When I asked they said on the 2 cut operatiin you can lengthen faster.
Im am inclined to take their word on it gjven their experience and reputation but i want to know everyone elses thoughts on this.
Quote from: tx1111 on January 20, 2015, 10:05:46 PMDoes anyine else find it weird that Kurgan quotes these short times for the total time of the procedure.
Theyre saying 5.5 to 6 months for 6cm and they quoted me 7 moths for 7 cm.
When I asked they said on the 2 cut operatiin you can lengthen faster.
Im am inclined to take their word on it gjven their experience and reputation but i want to know everyone elses thoughts on this.
That does seem a bit low. You can take a look at my x-rays after 6 months lengthening 6 cm, and they're clearly not consolidated enough to take off the frames, even though two separate orthos say my regenerate is really good.
Here's what my doc said about the double cut method:
"My surgeon said it's a bad idea for cosmetic lengthening. Double cut osteotomies are done in corrections sometimes, like when the bone is bent like a bow, but it just causes problems for a cosmetic case. For one thing, problems you can get during lengthening such as equinus contracture happen more easily with the double cut method. And problems such as having bad regenerate will happen in both osteotomy sites instead of one site with the single osteotomy, effectively making your issues twice as bad.
It's almost always the case that one osteotomy site will heal before the other too, meaning you're not going to be healing faster than someone with a single osteotomy. There have been studies which suggest that the double cut method doesn't result in any statistically significant speed up in recovery time compared to single cut osteotomy. So you're just giving yourself more issues by doing it."
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=1575.msg24646#msg24646
how long till your frames can come off kilokahn?
Quote from: KiloKAHN on January 20, 2015, 11:03:18 PMThat does seem a bit low. You can take a look at my x-rays after 6 months lengthening 6 cm, and they're clearly not consolidated enough to take off the frames, even though two separate orthos say my regenerate is really good.
Here's what my doc said about the double cut method:
"My surgeon said it's a bad idea for cosmetic lengthening. Double cut osteotomies are done in corrections sometimes, like when the bone is bent like a bow, but it just causes problems for a cosmetic case. For one thing, problems you can get during lengthening such as equinus contracture happen more easily with the double cut method. And problems such as having bad regenerate will happen in both osteotomy sites instead of one site with the single osteotomy, effectively making your issues twice as bad.
It's almost always the case that one osteotomy site will heal before the other too, meaning you're not going to be healing faster than someone with a single osteotomy. There have been studies which suggest that the double cut method doesn't result in any statistically significant speed up in recovery time compared to single cut osteotomy. So you're just giving yourself more issues by doing it."
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=1575.msg24646#msg24646
They might be referring to the time table to return to daily life rather than when you can take the frames off.
Quote from: Blackhawk on January 20, 2015, 04:52:08 AM650,000 roubles @ .015 is 9,750 USD.
Not bad, everything included.
Except going to Russia right now is a big turn off.
I'd be afraid of going to Russia right now, yes. Otherwise, it seems good.
Price update
Standard preop exam - approx. 6500-7000
Surgery 1 B category - 46430*2
Surgery 3 category - 15910*2
Anaesthesia - cost varies between 2950 and 20530 (per one surgery)
X-ray - cost varies depending on the type of X-rays (approx. 500 roubles per one X-ray, you will need several X-rays throughout the treatment)
1 bed-day - 1920 (shared)
- 2670 (double)
- 3290-4770 (single)
Ilizarov external fixator - cost varies depending on the type/number of parts (approx. 20000-30000 per one fixator; you will need 2 of them)
Mandatory assistance package - 117800 (up to 90 days)
Additional package - 69300 (91-180 days)
Additional package - 17520 (181-210 days)
Some types of rooms might be not available.
that would be ruble yes?
Yes of course.
The exchange rate favors Americans now.
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