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Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: Johnson1111 on May 04, 2018, 01:44:29 AM

Title: External Femurs and pain
Post by: Johnson1111 on May 04, 2018, 01:44:29 AM

How bad is the pain? And at what stages are the most pain experienced with LATN method? I have heard this is the most painful method and part of the leg.

Title: Re: External Femurs and pain
Post by: myloginacct on May 04, 2018, 01:53:31 AM

As controversial as CLL is, many - if not most - of its doctors won't ever do bilateral external femurs. I think that's what you should know about it.

Title: Re: External Femurs and pain
Post by: Johnson1111 on May 04, 2018, 01:54:12 AM

Quote from: myloginacct on May 04, 2018, 01:53:31 AM

As controversial as CLL is, many - if not most - of its doctors won't ever do bilateral external femurs.

So what about unilateral? From my understanding it was just the inconvenience of not being able to handle 2 frames at once realistically.

Title: Re: External Femurs and pain
Post by: Tiger9898 on May 04, 2018, 05:47:20 AM

Look at the diaries of overdozer and jim, they described the pain level of external femur( cross lengthening). Unilateral femur can be manageable I think

Title: Re: External Femurs and pain
Post by: Android on May 04, 2018, 09:47:29 PM

Here's Overdozer's thoughts about external femurs (http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=1671.msg36731;topicseen#msg36731), third question down.