The new paradigm in LL; no longer are we aiming for 10cm

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I was talking to a patient who did 8cm on tibias.     He suggest to have a consultation with a doctor to have your legs x-rayed and find the ideal amount to lengthen via your bone length.

He believe that 5 cm is always safest but what really matters is the percentage increase in the tibia. Around a 20% increase is best which is about 7.5cm for most people. The taller you are the longer your tibia will be and the more you can lengthen safely.  We were talking about tibias,  I suppose this apply for femurs too. 

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Quote from: jerry on March 10, 2014, 07:58:13 AMI was talking to a patient who did 8cm on tibias.     He suggest to have a consultation with a doctor to have your legs x-rayed and find the ideal amount to lengthen via your bone length.

He believe that 5 cm is always safest but what really matters is the percentage increase in the tibia. Around a 20% increase is best which is about 7.5cm for most people. The taller you are the longer your tibia will be and the more you can lengthen safely.  We were talking about tibias,  I suppose this apply for femurs too.

So does this mean that if you already have long tibias, then you should be able to lengthen them more than a person with short tibias?

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Yes

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Quote from: Adriano on March 10, 2014, 10:20:30 AMYes

Good for me i guess since i have pretty long tibias, although it seems counterproductive to this surgery, people with short tibias are able to lengthen longer without it looking weird, but physically it will be harder for them to do it.

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Quote from: Wannabegiant on March 10, 2014, 08:12:39 AMSo does this mean that if you already have long tibias, then you should be able to lengthen them more than a person with short tibias?

Correct, that's exactly the point.  That is your bone length as determined by Xray.  The longer the length, the more you can lengthen. 

From Dr Donghoon Lee website  -  it is recommended that lengthening is performed under 20% of the original bone length, and by an experienced surgeon. 

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So much for new paradigm with leechlet going for 10cm in femur and rgkey
having done 9cm in tibia and going for femurs with both these guys being below
165cm to begin with.

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Quote from: theuprising on March 12, 2014, 06:00:16 AMSo much for new paradigm with leechlet going for 10cm in femur and rgkey
having done 9cm in tibia and going for femurs with both these guys being below
165cm to begin with.

Are they able to run and walk normally?  They are not fully recovered yet, so you can't tell how their results are.    I doubt everyone can do 9-10cm without complications.   

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Well leech is using internal method which helps TONS, if it was external then it would be a complete downey move to do 8-9 cm on femurs.

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After much thought, I have decided that we need to do 2 surgeries or none at all.

Our bodies are designed to work in a mechanical way that nature engineered for millenia.

Making one section of our legs longer than the the other section throws that whole balance out. We would need to learn how to run in a different way. Ergo, whatever we do to the tibs, we do to the fibs.

I am still for 7cm each. For me its realistic. 

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Quote from: TomD on March 15, 2014, 09:24:38 PMAfter much thought, I have decided that we need to do 2 surgeries or none at all.

Our bodies are designed to work in a mechanical way that nature engineered for millenia.

Making one section of our legs longer than the the other section throws that whole balance out. We would need to learn how to run in a different way. Ergo, whatever we do to the tibs, we do to the fibs.

I am still for 7cm each. For me its realistic. 

Hey Tomd, welcome back!

I agree with you. In life, there is never a perfect solution. You have to consider your original height, your means, and what you are willing to compromise in terms of proportion to reach your goal.

Some taller guys can talk about proportion, but for short guys, that may not be feasible.

Since I'm starting out quite short, I will probably comprise 2-3cm of disproportion to be able to reach my dream height. I agree with you, 7cm on each segment would work for me.