Okay, As we know, it's recommended to stay within the limit of 5 cms when lengthening the tibia, due to ballerina foot.
what some surgeons will do is what Me and my friend bodybuilder on the forum faced,
Our surgeon lengthened our achilles tendon, which did get our foot to 90 degrees but guess what? we can never run, jump or sprint again.
Why did that happen? Idk the scientific terms for it but once you lengthen the achilles tendon of an adult, it will never heal, Becomes elongated and you lose ALL your power to push- off the ground.
The reason why I'm writing this is because I had to go in and get my achilles tendon shortened by another surgeon and had to actually reverse achilles lengthening, which Very few surgeons in this world would do, because none of them understand your issues.
What do you learn from this post? Don't lengthen your tibias to the point your ankle starts getting tight.
Now you will say , 'What if i already have equinus now what can I do?'
You can ask your surgeon to put on an external fixator and stretch your foot gradually out of equinus.
but DO NOT let ANY surgeon , Lengthen your achilles because that will be the end of your push off
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I think if you go to a good surgeon in the first place, this won't happen.
Good luck and cheers !
The reality of Lengthening the achilles tendon!
Quote from: wes07 on July 15, 2024, 12:10:40 AMAre you Nizo?
yes
yes, 3.5 - 4 cm seems ideal and it would be IMPOSSIBLE for you to get into any trouble if you have a good surgeon.
Quote from: wes07 on July 15, 2024, 04:04:49 PMHow many cm can you lengthening the tibia before the Achiles tendon starts to stretch? I want to have a healthy AT just like before doing surgery. I've heard
Someone mentioning that the AT doesn't start to lengthen until you pass 4 cm. Is that true?
i dont know when it starts to lengthen or stretch but by theory we know that , once a person passes 5 cm , it starts to get significantly tighter, and you have to realize this, once u start getting tight, U NEED TO STOP LENGTHENING.
It doesn't take more than 3-5 days to give you permanent damage
Quote from: BeginAgain on July 16, 2024, 02:01:21 PMPaley does up to 5 - are there any cases of Achilles issues in his tibia patients?
its different for everyone, some of paley's patients also get 5.5 or 6 even.
Its just that , on average the sweet spot seems to be 5, before your achilles tendon starts really tightening up and preventing dorsiflexion
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