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[5ft8lurker]

Hey. Recently discovered that limb lengthening was a thing. I currently stand 5'8.5" tall and have always desired to be just slightly taller.

As with many others, my main hesitation regarding going through with this procedure is recovering my previous physical abilities. My greatest passion is hiking in the mountains and camping. I also work out at home, and work a physical job.

I've seen videos of people who have gone through significant lengthenings, and to be honest, they just look horribly gimped; Their gait is off, their running is abnormal amongst other things. I definitely do not want that.

I'd hope that a more conservative increase of 1.5" would allow me to avoid those complications. I know it's not a huge increase, and some might not think it's worth it to lengthen so little, It honestly would be for me, should I be able to regain my previous abilities in due time.

What do you guys think? Would a lengthening of 1.5" still be significantly debilitating?

I greatly appreciate any input.

[Serilium]

4cm lengthening femurs Stryde should let you get back to near 95% or more athelticism over the long run (>2 years) and short term you should be able to do quite alot at 1 year already . This is according to my broscience, no citations or facts and just my opinion. If a dude can run a half marathon after a 9cm femur lengthening, 4cm should be infinitely better. This low does not deviate the anatomical axis of the femur significantly versus a 8cm lengthening. This is extremely conservative for a femur lengthening, good for you for sticking low.

[Worzezterlire]

Some people lengthen 5 inches overall and are fine, some people get to 3cm and have extreme difficulties.  This is down to your individual fitness and other congenital factors.  If you want a slightly more specific answer, setup a consultation with a good surgeon.

[Movie]

I'd say at 4cm you'd be at very good odds to come back at full pre op athletic abilities with work and dedication, or at a minimum 90-95%

[TheDream]

This is a great question but it also highlights the lack of research we have on the issue.
How much of the athletic loss is due to the surgery itself and how much of it is due to lengthening of the soft tissue along with the bones angle being different after high lengthening amounts?

I believe Dr. Paley in Florida regularly uses limb lengthening on children or adults that have an offset in one leg compared to the other and small lengthening amounts like the ones you are talking about are standard. If we had some research on their ability to recover athleticism it would help answer the question.

My impression is this: If you did 4 cm (~1.5 inches) in femur the chance of recovering your athletic ability will be high. Femurs are more simple than the Tibias because it is just one bone and not attached to the ankle etc. However, it still puts you at risk because of the surgery. If you have a world class surgeon like Paley, you will more than likely be just fine. But Paley costs 100k USD. If you end up going for some other surgeons in other countries, it would be cheaper but also more at risk.