How much time is usually taken in distraction and consolidation phases?

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It's quite hard to find information on this on the internet.

I am under the impression that for, for e.g. 6.5 cm in femurs using LON/LATN, around 100 days might be spent in distraction (give or take) and another 6 months or so spent in consolidation.

So it would be around 9 months before the frames came off.

Is this correct, or is it far less than this when using internal methods?

Any clarity shed on the situation would be much appreciated.

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don't do femurs with frames. It's a recipe for disaster (especially bilateral).

femurs = internals / monorails
tibiae = externals / internals / monorails

monorails aren't encouraged because they're harder maintain alignment with.

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Ah, I thought even internals were done with external frames, I must be wrong.

Is the LON/LATN device actually inserted entirely inside the leg then?

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Never mind, this thread clarified this question for me:

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=95.0

Frames come off early for internal methods, after distraction is complete.

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Monorails on femurs are probably one of the worst ways to do LL

They are unstable af

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on May 01, 2017, 07:05:28 PMMonorails on femurs are probably one of the worst ways to do LL

They are unstable af

I don't know which is worse externals or monorails (for femurs) but I can't imagine wearing bulky af frames on both legs around the thighs! I think you can't even close your legs for months. You will probably end up with hip and knee contractures.

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You risk either heavy scaring and nerve injuries or bone deformations.

In a big shortcut, don't risk your own health and use only internals for cosmetic purposes.

Or think about lengthening your tibias.

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Which would be better, monorails or external for tibias? You guys think it's risky to go LON on tibs?

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Monorail is pure external aswell.

Imho classic ilizarov/TSF is probably the best external method for cosmetic LL since you can correct any problems on the go.

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Hmm... this means that if I were to length 7cm on tibs using ilizarov, I could cut the time using it to 1/3 mixing with LON?
In this case I would only need to use the device for around 3 months, and then keep the inner rod for some years?

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Quote from: Bryzola on May 01, 2017, 10:47:46 PMHmm... this means that if I were to length 7cm on tibs using ilizarov, I could cut the time using it to 1/3 mixing with LON?
In this case I would only need to use the device for around 3 months, and then keep the inner rod for some years?

Yes