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Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: kats20 on June 29, 2020, 08:00:45 PM

Title: can asian females distract at a slower rate?
Post by: kats20 on June 29, 2020, 08:00:45 PM
Like most people my main concern is recovery. I heard that asian females have slower bone growth - does this mean that I could distract quite slowly, thus keeping the damage to my soft tissues to a minimum? 
Title: Re: can asian females distract at a slower rate?
Post by: Medium Drink Of Water on June 29, 2020, 11:50:26 PM
Yes.  In fact you must, or you'll have non-union.  The standard starting distraction rate at the Beijing clinic was .67mm per day and some people with slow bone growth were told to do less than that.
Title: Re: can asian females distract at a slower rate?
Post by: kats20 on June 30, 2020, 05:39:49 PM
wow, that might actually work in my favour then from a recovery point of view. thanks for answering, it's good to have your input.
Title: Re: can asian females distract at a slower rate?
Post by: apples on July 01, 2020, 02:42:05 AM
Is this absolutely true (that asian females distract at a slower rate)? Is it mostly anecdotal, or are there literature on the subject?