LON vs PRECICE Tibia

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What are the pros and cons of both methods?

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Quote from: Mlncholia on November 12, 2022, 11:16:48 AMWhat are the pros and cons of both methods?

LON
pros:
- early Weight bearing
- Cheap
cons:
- high chances of infection
- hard to sleep with frames
- 2 or more surgeries to add then remove frame and they might have to add/remove a pin in b/w.

Precice:
pros:
- Easy to sleep and manage
- Very less risk of infection
- Just one surgery
cons:
- no weight bearing
- expensive

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Quote from: overandover on November 12, 2022, 03:24:16 PMLON
pros:
- early Weight bearing
- Cheap
cons:
- high chances of infection
- hard to sleep with frames
- 2 or more surgeries to add then remove frame and they might have to add/remove a pin in b/w.

Precice:
pros:
- Easy to sleep and manage
- Very less risk of infection
- Just one surgery
cons:
- no weight bearing
- expensive

Pretty much this, for internal you probably have to go months on a wheelchair, which is not helpful for mental health.

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A month after the surgery or a month after lengthening?

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Quote from: overandover on November 12, 2022, 03:24:16 PMLON
pros:
- early Weight bearing
- Cheap
cons:
- high chances of infection
- hard to sleep with frames
- 2 or more surgeries to add then remove frame and they might have to add/remove a pin in b/w.

Precice:
pros:
- Easy to sleep and manage
- Very less risk of infection
- Just one surgery
cons:
- no weight bearing
- expensive

I would say if you are young, i would recommend precise. The pain you have to endure with LON is way more then precise. I got LON and first 2 weeks was like in hell. I wish i had done precise .

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Quote from: Cpl2012 on November 15, 2022, 07:36:23 PMI would say if you are young, i would recommend precise. The pain you have to endure with LON is way more then precise. I got LON and first 2 weeks was like in hell. I wish i had done precise .

Thanks I'll take this advice.