Are you glad or regretful?

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Don't your bones come back stronger?

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yes the new bone actually fuses thicker and stronger than the original bone

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The longer bone will in some situations be subjected to more torque and could therefore be broken even though the breaksite is healed strong.  So you should be careful of anything involving the leg being horizontal and bearing weight.

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Bone strength shouldn't be a problem 3-4 years after surgery assuming good callus growth and normal recovery. I remember one guy programdude poor guy removed his rods with callus barely dense and broke his leg in the middle of a gym just stretching. I saw the x-rays, Rozbruch fked up and okayed the removal. This was only a year post surgery- so definitely leave the rods in for longer until x-rays show bone as thick as the rest of the bone. It's absolutely not necessary to remove the rods in a timely manner imo. Maybe even 2+ years you should leave it in if your xrays look bad. Safety over everything.

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One of my most favoritest threads on this forum.

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@MDOW:

Do you equate your physical problems to the sheer trauma of rod insertion/osteotomy or lengthening a full three inches on your tibias?

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Wow, three inches on tibia. The achilles tendon must be f**ked up goddamn.

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It's been 3 years for me.  Wish I could have done it sooner in life.

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Quote from: LAGrowin on April 05, 2021, 09:43:32 AMIt's been 3 years for me.  Wish I could have done it sooner in life.

nice to see old members back here! how are you doin' LAGrowin'? What is your recovery like?

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Glad cause I pushed it to the absolute max of 8 cm on tibias. I would definitely have regretted doing less than 8 cm ( I thought about stopping at 6 cause of neuropathy and ballerina) cause I would never have reached 6'0 ; thank God I didnt stop. Also cause long term, I feel great functionally, I almost forget I did LL. These days, the only times I remember I ever did LL is when someone compliments my height or when I notice my scars.

My regrets? Not doing enough physical therapy and timing (which disrupted certain aspects of my life)
 
Out of 10 I give my experience 80 mm, would do again XD