ghkid, I watched the interview again and I think you were right. He had a study in which the average length gained was 6 cm on tibias, and he said for normal life there is a 95-100% recovery, for light sports there is ~95% recovery, and for vigorous sports like basketball there is 70% recovery on average.
This measurement was taken 2 years after the lengthening. He also said that femur recovery was typically better.
I think length and segment definitely matter a lot. 6 cm on tibias is close to the max recommended. I'm sure something like 5 cm on femurs would have a much more favorable long term athletic recovery. If I were doing this surgery, I would definitely always look at lengthening femurs, even Dr. Donghoon Lee recommends femurs even though he does lots of tibias.
Still thinking of Pushing it to max 5,5cm instead of 5cm.
Im not sure. Im at 3cm atm.
Is there any tibia veteran who did 5-6cm tibia who can help me out
Yeah, the 70% was for average 6cm on tibiae.
Dr Lee did say though that 70% means that some patients were 30% and some were 100%. And of course doing less than 5cm would give you more of a chance of getting close to that 100% recovery.
And doing 5cm or less on femurs rather than tibiae would give you an even better chance of a full recovery......
Yeah I'm planning on doing 5 cm femur Stryde in the future. I have a feeling that will give me the best chance for a full recovery. I'm 171 cm so 5 cm gets me to 176 cm which is ~50 percentile for males in the US, which is good enough for me. The full recovery matters more. Plus I can always wear lifts/boots if I want to get closer to 6ft in public.
I'm not even gonna touch tibias. From all the interviews I have seen of doctors, they all say recovery is much better on femurs. And to OP I would stick to 5 cm on the tibias and not go past it. The soft tissue in the tibia doesn't adapt as well as femurs, so any additional length probably means lower functionality long term.
Quote from: MakeMeTallAF on July 25, 2020, 10:49:37 PMYeah I'm planning on doing 5 cm femur Stryde in the future. I have a feeling that will give me the best chance for a full recovery. I'm 171 cm so 5 cm gets me to 176 cm which is ~50 percentile for males in the US, which is good enough for me. The full recovery matters more. Plus I can always wear lifts/boots if I want to get closer to 6ft in public.
I'm not even gonna touch tibias. From all the interviews I have seen of doctors, they all say recovery is much better on femurs. And to OP I would stick to 5 cm on the tibias and not go past it. The soft tissue in the tibia doesn't adapt as well as femurs, so any additional length probably means lower functionality long term.
Thanks for your Opinion on that. Im at 3 cm tibia now. When I reach 5 cm I will see if I will push it to 5,5cm
Quote from: wanttaller on July 25, 2020, 10:52:44 PMThanks for your Opinion on that. Im at 3 cm tibia now. When I reach 5 cm I will see if I will push it to 5,5cm
I believe this is the best approach. Lengthening is different for everyone. Your body will let you know if you’re able to keep lengthening or not. This being said, don’t force your legs more than they can bear.
I’d agree to that. Sometimes its just not easy to decide because you paid so much for this procedure and want to reach as much and as safe as possible. Thats why 5,5cm still realistic and would still make a difference IMO
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