how long does consolidation takes?

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lovinglonglegs

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Posted on Jul 16, 2023, 5:00 am

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after lengthening, how long does consolidation takes till you can walk (with crutch)?

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Posted on Jul 17, 2023, 10:36 pm

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Quote from: lovinglonglegs on July 16, 2023, 05:00:20 AMafter lengthening, how long does consolidation takes till you can walk (with crutch)?

with precice i was walking with crutches while i was lengthening!

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Posted on Jul 18, 2023, 2:52 am

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usually one week per centimeter

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Posted on Jul 18, 2023, 6:47 am

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Quote from: lovinglonglegs on July 16, 2023, 05:00:20 AMafter lengthening, how long does consolidation takes till you can walk (with crutch)?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7342054/
According to this literature, the maturation/consolidation index was 36.8 day/cm.
This means that it takes an average of 37 days per cm postoperatively for the bone lengthening site to consolidate.

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Posted on Jul 18, 2023, 5:18 pm

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Quote from: otaviognu on July 18, 2023, 02:52:50 AMusually one week per centimeter

*month or 40 days per CM

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