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Limb Lengthening Surgery => Height & Proportions => Topic started by: ShortandStubborn on November 08, 2015, 06:41:35 PM

Title: Just compared my Tibia with 10 year old's. Surprised at the result(Pic attached)
Post by: ShortandStubborn on November 08, 2015, 06:41:35 PM

So I was just sitting next to a relative who's 10 years old is and is 10 to 11 inches shorter than I(I'm 5'5''). Thought of comparing his Tibia with mine. Following's the result:

(http://i.imgur.com/NKZo5B5.jpg)

As you can see, our tibias are almost the same length and he's in no way disproportional. My Tibia's almost 32 CM.

Title: Re: Just compared my Tibia with 10 year old's. Surprised at the result(Pic attached)
Post by: Uppland on November 08, 2015, 06:44:42 PM

I guess you have short legs or perhaps his are long.

Title: Re: Just compared my Tibia with 10 year old's. Surprised at the result(Pic attached)
Post by: ShortandStubborn on November 08, 2015, 07:11:00 PM

Quote from: Uppland on November 08, 2015, 06:44:42 PM

I guess you have short legs or perhaps his are long.

He's perfectly proportional for a guy of his age. It's me who has short legs. Following's a mock up:

(http://i.imgur.com/N2OfVJu.jpg)

Ignore the first pic. Second's original. Third has Femur modified by 3IN and fourth has 3IN on Femur and 2.5IN on Tibia.

Title: Re: Just compared my Tibia with 10 year old's. Surprised at the result(Pic attached)
Post by: Uppland on November 08, 2015, 10:27:52 PM

Proportionally you can do 7 cm on your femurs, the only issue is your arm length and shoulder width. Good luck and remember that 7 cm is beyond what a lot of doctors recommend regarding long-term recovery.