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Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: exceeding2meters on October 22, 2020, 08:53:50 PM

Title: Realistic time frame to walk normal after lengthening
Post by: exceeding2meters on October 22, 2020, 08:53:50 PM

Lengthening 8cm with Stryde, assuming no complications, is it realistic to expect to walk normal 1 year post op?
Also, how long would the bone take to consolidate?

Title: Re: Realistic time frame to walk normal after lengthening
Post by: Michael J. Assayag, MD on October 22, 2020, 10:38:48 PM

Yes it is very realistic . How much do you weigh?

Title: Re: Realistic time frame to walk normal after lengthening
Post by: AllAboutPerspective on October 22, 2020, 11:03:33 PM

Quote from: Michael J. Assayag, MD on October 22, 2020, 10:38:48 PM

Yes it is very realistic . How much do you weigh?

Hello!

How long on average is the time period that a patient is able to walk normally?

Title: Re: Realistic time frame to walk normal after lengthening
Post by: Michael J. Assayag, MD on October 22, 2020, 11:31:03 PM

It depends how long it took, and it depends what you mean by normally.

If by normally you mean that it’s almost unnoticeable, anywhere between 8 and 12 months.

usually at around 6 months people walk with a certain swagger in their gait .

Title: Re: Realistic time frame to walk normal after lengthening
Post by: exceeding2meters on October 23, 2020, 10:07:58 AM

Quote from: Michael J. Assayag, MD on October 22, 2020, 10:38:48 PM

Yes it is very realistic . How much do you weigh?

Hi Dr. Assayag, I currently weight 75 kg, but because I am 164 I plan to drop to around 62 - 65 kg when the time for the surgery comes. I understand at this weight it should be safe to weight-bear with Stryde at around 1 - 1.5 months?

Thanks for your time!

Title: Re: Realistic time frame to walk normal after lengthening
Post by: exceeding2meters on October 23, 2020, 10:09:07 AM

Just to clarify, I was talking about femurs and not tibias!