Ice skating and hockey after LL?

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I'm planning on a conservative increase just 5 cm femur 178-183. I might do 3 cm tibia but probably not. I skate and play hockey as a hobby what is skating after LL like? Do you have to relearn everything again and can you get as good as before?

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Quote from: threadspin on April 28, 2026, 07:29:41 PMI'm planning on a conservative increase just 5 cm femur 178-183. I might do 3 cm tibia but probably not. I skate and play hockey as a hobby what is skating after LL like? Do you have to relearn everything again and can you get as good as before?

lengthening at 178 is already pretty dumb. then , going back for 3 whole cm, breaking a whole nother bone , just to be what 6'0 rather than 5'11? come on.
 
I would think you could get a good recovery from that, but why on earth ? the second lengthening especially.

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What about with a top surgeon in one's early 20s, 5cm femurs only?

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Quote from: threadspin on April 29, 2026, 10:06:23 PMWhat about with a top surgeon in one's early 20s, 5cm femurs only?

I think you would likely recover to play hockey and do ice skating, probably not quite as well as you used to though. And it would take a long time. ice skating seems like something that would be really hard on your joints. If I were you, I would expect it to take 1.5-2 years to get back to even doing it at an okay level. Maybe it would be quicker, but I wouldn't expect it.

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I'm an amateur player and hockey doesn't mean a whole lot to me can I play at maybe 80-90% of my former level at least?