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Author Topic: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?  (Read 1498 times)

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JohnOdin

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Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
« 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?
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Re: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
« Reply #1 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 (?)
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Re: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
« Reply #3 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, of all people, on it.

Ctrl + F "Asiatic" in that link.
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Re: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2018, 08:30:51 PM »

I don't think  race effects anything about LL. But everyone's recovery is different
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Re: Is it ok to discuss race and LL?
« Reply #5 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.
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