Considering either a flex em or a xEM in the knife edge of my left hand
Pros cons?
Worried about feeling it / abusing it if I lean on my knife edge
Flex range is better Id be annoyed if the xEM was picky enough to make it difficult to read that would suck
Knife edge seems like a more natural presentation gesture motion
How is pain for flex implant? I wasn’t going to give the x series implant a second thought, but scalpel work is a bit more intimidating … not scared but that will involve some psyching up I expect
Recovery time?
Migration is a concern I’m suprised how many threads there are about x series migration
Would the flex move more or less?
I’m assuming less but until I hear from someone smertier than me it’s an assumption
Your hand would have to be a very strange shape to fit a 20-42 mm disk in it… You are talking about the thin edge of hand under your pinky finger right? Like the crosshatched area in the below photo? No way it would fit.
I am very sorry I think I was thinking about another thread while writing my reply and got confused. I mentioned 42mm as I was thinking about the flexMT and flexNExT.
Now I am thinking straight and we are on the same page… The xEM should be fine yes! Plenty of pepole put x form factor implants there. As for the flexEM, despite the name it is not flexible at all afaik and you should avoid putting it somewhere that you may apply tension to the edges, if you put it in the knife edge it will basically be balancing over the bone, pushing on one side ill push the other up and potentially cause issues.
The knife-edge, for some of us, is reserved for a genuine payment implant - i’d recommend that. Knife-edge is more suitable for thin, needle install compatible flex devices.
