Dr Franz Birkholtz (Pretoria, South Africa)

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Quote from: theuprising on March 16, 2014, 01:30:25 AMHey shawty this question was answered somewhere in the general limb lengthening section a while back I'm sure you'll be able to find it. The answer was along the lines of Pilates is an ideal exercise for those doing LL to give you an idea of the degree of muscularity and flexibility that is good for LL.

One thing I've noticed with people who want big distances like 9-10 cm is that their doctor doesn't seek to stop them going for it. Some even encourage them to go at least 7 cm.

Would you stop a patient from lengthening any further than 5-6 cm or let them continue at their own risk?

Thank you brother.  I'll search there.

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Quote from: shawty on March 15, 2014, 10:34:28 PMHi Dr. B,

Does have muscular legs affect the lengthening process.  For example is having muscular calves bad for tibia lengthening and strong muscles in the upper leg bad for femur lengthening.  Not sure if others might know the answer to this.

Hey Shawty,

This was addressed here http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=347.0

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Can someone please give me Dr. Franz's email id? The one in the first post doesn't work.

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This worked for me.

reception(at)walkamile.co.za

His secretary will reply back. If you want his personal email, maybe you can ask her.

Quote from: short_and_depressed on March 16, 2014, 04:03:43 PMCan someone please give me Dr. Franz's email id? The one in the first post doesn't work.

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Dr. B,

Do you lengthen femurs by any external methods?

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I was looking at short term rentals in the Pretoria area,  and they are pretty cheap. I saw many 3 bedroom townhmhomes for under 1000 USD. If 3 people split the unit..it shouldn't cost more than 800 a month living expenses during lengthening/consolidation.

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Quote from: Dingo on March 15, 2014, 02:51:38 PMCould this misalignment be corrected through a subsequent tibial LL with axis correction, on a later date after the femur LL?

We could readjust the mechanical axis by adjusting the tibia, but that will mean your joint is at a slight angle.

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Quote from: short_and_depressed on March 16, 2014, 04:03:43 PMCan someone please give me Dr. Franz's email id? The one in the first post doesn't work.

You can try:
[email protected]

[email protected]

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Quote from: shawty on March 16, 2014, 11:16:21 PMDr. B,

Do you lengthen femurs by any external methods?

Not advised due to lengthy times in frame and also knee stiffness.

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Such a pity this doctor doesn't do cosmetic lengthening for patients over 165cm.  He is responsive and conservative with regards to length.  If he didn't have that requirement I would book tibia surgery with the precice asap.