Catagni states that you won't never recover 100% if you don't do the ATL.
I also did my homework.In a Catagni's study(I have the PDF and i will upload it) it is said that 19 did the ATL and 1 not.All the patients fully recovered except the one that didn't ATL.
All those patients did at LEAST 5 cm of gain in lengthening.
Therefore ATL should be not required for increments below 5 cm,which are very poor and don't worth the risks.
Maybe your doctor performed a bad ATL but I also remember that crimsontide had problems.At this point one could say that maybe crimsontide's doc had done some mistakes.
Statistically speaking it would be 19 (ATL benefits) vs 2 (ATL dangers). But I also heard that many doctors disagree om this subject.
So what are the conclusions ? Basically we have contrasting infos and doctors opinions.Therefore until when ATL will be identified with certainty as a danger or a benefit,doing LL is a complete gamble
Achilles tendon is a very delicate part of the body, like all the tendons, and if you mess with its length the power deficiency is from big (for a little lengthening) to huge (if you have massive bf).
Achilles tendon is responsible for walking, jumping and running and even a small loss in power will make a big effect on these, but most of the time the power loss is really big.
Me, Crimsontide and other users from the old forum have written again and again how bad this surgery is. After all I could have said that I am fine and 100% consolidated compared to my preLL condition, I don't have any reason to write how bad was atl if I really believed it and saw it with my own eyes from my personal experience.
If I didn't have done the corrective surgery to shorten again my tendons I'd really be very frustrated right now but I am much better now thanx. I really see the days between atl and at shortening surgery as a nightmare. There is nothing worse to walk and feel your feet loose and weak.
Furthermore, I don't care what Catagni says about atl and that in 20 patients, 19 did it and fully recovered.
Here on the forum many people did tibias to more than 6cm lengthening and none except from Catagni's patients did atl, so there is no way that atl is necessary for the majority of people who underwent tibia lengthening. Even before less than a month a patient of Catagni wrote here about the terrible pains he had from atl and he was really frustrated about his condition. Of course he was on the first days and I hope he becomes better soon but I hope he will update his condition and see how good he is.
And finally, Paley and other serious doctors are totally against atl and only use it in very extreme cases where there is no improvement in dorsiflexion after years.
Anyway, I wrie all these from my heart and I believe it is my duty to inform people about how bad is atl surgery because I don't want anyone to be in my position when I trusted my ex doctor and he almost ruined my legs with this y surgery. But I can't do anything more, if people don't believe me, Crimsontide and many other people (like Chris on the old forum) who are totally against that surgery then they could freely ruin their legs.
But noone xcan say that we haven't warned him.
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