Length Max for full recovery.

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I'm 5'5.5 or roughly 165 cm. If I do 1.5 inch or 3.81 cm on tibias, which will be bring up to 5'7, would full recovery be possible?

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The general agreement is that 5 to 6cm is safe amount to lengthen however there have been cases of people who lengthened 7.5cm with no complications and there have been people who lengthened 6cm who suffered complications such as loss of dorsi flexion.

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no more than 5 per segment should be the rule ,  really no more than 5

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of course in cm lol

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5 in tibias, 6 in femur, as a general rule.

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It varies depending on the individual people who are more flexible imo are likely to gain more than people who are not. Loss of dorsiflexion is inevitable with tibia lengthening. You cannot walk or run if your ankles are too tight and you cannot dorsiflexion or plantar flex your feet to a certain degree.

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Quote from: Greatana on January 31, 2017, 03:37:00 AMI'm 5'5.5 or roughly 165 cm. If I do 1.5 inch or 3.81 cm on tibias, which will be bring up to 5'7, would full recovery be possible?

full recovery is not possible, running and playing sport in the future yes, Good luck

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Quote from: The Kaiser on January 31, 2017, 09:13:29 PMfull recovery is not possible, running and playing sport in the future yes, Good luck

Is full recovery possible if you do the femurs though? Would someone be able to go back to full athletic abilities if they do the femurs instead of the tibias?

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The general rule is either tibia or femurs the more you do the more risks and complications are likely to occur. Luck plays a part as well.

If you are concerned about recovery my advice is to just forget about this and get on with your life.

This is highly serious surgery and there are cowboy doctors all over the world willing to perform it for a quick buck. Take that into consideration.

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Quote from: Bigpoppapump on February 01, 2017, 12:15:29 AMThe general rule is either tibia or femurs the more you do the more risks and complications are likely to occur. Luck plays a part as well.

If you are concerned about recovery my advice is to just forget about this and get on with your life.

This is highly serious surgery and there are cowboy doctors all over the world willing to perform it for a quick buck. Take that into consideration.

Yeah I agree. HOnestly the only docs that seem worthwhile are Paley, Rozbruch, Parihar, and maybe Guichet or Monegal. However, If femurs recover faster, and agility isnt lost, why not do the femurs you know.