I have read your posts in other threads before.
You are spreading misinformation, please dont make such "informative"-looking posts when you have not done enough research yourself. People who are new to this forum maybe actually believe in what you're saying.
Femur is not "harder" and more complicated than tibias. Its the opposite. It has one strong bone, instead of two (fib,tib).
For internal tibias you have to do it through the knee which has higher complication rate and may lead to permanent knee damages. If you do externals, you will have risk of infections, muscle damages and so on.
Femur consolidates faster.
You can lengthen 1mm a day instead of 0.75mm (tibia). And nowhere does it say you can lengthen "1cm more than tibia". There is no such exact number. You can lengthen femur more than tibia, yes true but not just by 1 cm. I dont even know if you just made up that number?
Please stop!! research diaries before continuing
I have examined more diaries and have had direct and close communications with more patients than you can imagine.
I have never mentioned that femur is harder or more complicated. I have said that it is more painful for many people, than tibia. Which has to do with the fact that thigh has more soft tissues than lower leg. And when external fixators are installed to upper legs, they cause more discomfort and pain.
And yes, femur bone consolidates faster. I have not stated the opposite.
"For internal tibias you have to do it through the knee which has higher complication rate and may lead to permanent knee damages." Where is the source and evidence? These days I hear this "permanent knee damages" thing too often, and it has become almost a proverb. Still haven't seen and source of information. An experienced doctor is careful enough to do internal tibia nailing without damaging knee tendons and soft tissues.
Yes, there is no determined lengthening amount, of course it will vary from patient to patient, but from my observations, and experience of numerous patients who have done different amounts of lengthening, 7-8 cm is the lengthening you can achieve on femur, without experiencing muscle problems. And 6-7 cm on tibia. It does not exclude the fact that there are those who do 8 cm on tibia, or 10 cm on femur. The maximum safe amount of lengthening depends on quality and flexibility of soft tissues of each patient.
If you are willing to spend enough time, I can provide proofs of everything I speak. I have no interest in misleading people and making things up to do so.
It is you who is distorting what I have wrote, and making a wrong image of me, while my advices might actually be useful to some people over here.