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Community Hangout => Suggestions & Feedback => Topic started by: JohnOdin on August 08, 2018, 11:18:20 PM

Title: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
Post by: JohnOdin on August 08, 2018, 11:18:20 PM

I heard that in general races respond different to the LL and recovery stage. is it alright to discuss this?

Title: Re: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
Post by: JohnOdin on August 08, 2018, 11:19:30 PM

i read somewhere that even LL doctors acknowledge there are slight differents between caucasians and east asian bones; i believe east asian bones are more hollow (?)

Title: Re: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
Post by: taller_in_Kiev on August 09, 2018, 10:08:15 AM

Never heard of that, but east asian bones tend to be more curved (bow legs) which is not a problem to correct during LL.

Title: Re: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
Post by: myloginacc on August 10, 2018, 02:10:37 AM

East, Southeast (and probably South) Asians tend to have thinner bones on average, which can be a problem for intramedullary nailing.

Here's a post from Guichet (http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=3362.msg52090#msg52090), of all people, on it.

Ctrl + F "Asiatic" in that link.

Title: Re: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
Post by: Buddy Holly on August 11, 2018, 08:30:51 PM

I don't think  race effects anything about LL. But everyone's recovery is different

Title: Re: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
Post by: notatroll on August 11, 2018, 08:34:03 PM

Mylogin is right, race effects type of bone and bone formation. Non union is typical for East Asia patients. I met some.