TABLE 2.

Baseline characterization of patients (n = 12).

Case	Gender	Age (years)	Side	Deformity	Etiology	Procedure	Additional procedure	Correction time(days)	EFT (days)	Follow‐up (months)
1	M	27	L	PECV	Idiopathic	MO, EF	PTT, PL transfer, AT elongation	21	92	25
			R	PECV	Idiopathic	MO, EF	PTT, PL transfer, AT elongation	21	92	25
2	F	43	L	PECV	TCS	MO, EF	ATT, ED, PL transfer, AT elongation	29	100	34
			R	PECV	TCS	MO, EF	ATT, ED, PL transfer, AT elongation	29	100	34
3	F	47	L	PECV	Idiopathic	MO, EF	PTT, PL transfer, AT elongation	19	89	41
			R	PECV	Idiopathic	MO, EF	PTT, PL transfer, AT elongation	19	89	41
4	M	16	R	PECV	Idiopathic	MO, EF	ATT, ED, PL transfer, GM release	25	95	32
5	M	41	L	PECV	Trauma	MO, EF	ATT, ED, PL transfer, AT elongation	20	105	29
6	F	23	L	PECV	Trauma	MO, EF	PTT, PL transfer, GM release	22	90	35
7	M	31	R	PECV, LLD	Poliomyelitis	MO, EF, LLL	ATT, PL transfer, AT elongation	37	120	27
8	F	46	R	PECV, LLD	Poliomyelitis	MO, EF, LLL	ATT transfer, AT elongation	51	185	36
9	M	26	L	PECV, LLD	Poliomyelitis	MO, EF, LLL	ATT, ED transfer, AT elongation	32	119	33
10	M	54	R	PECV, LLD	Poliomyelitis	MO, EF, LLL	ATT transfer, AT elongation	39	115	40
11	F	27	L	PECV, LLD	Spina bifida	MO, EF, LLL	PTT, ED, PL transfer, AT elongation	44	180	31
12	M	26	L	PECV, LLD	Spina bifida	MO, EF, LLL	PTT, ED, PL transfer, AT elongation	48	174	34

Abbreviations: AT, Achilles's tendon; ATT, anterior tibial tendon; ED, extensor digital; EF, external fixation; EFT, external fixation time; F, female; GM, gastrocnemius; L, left; LLD, leg length discrepancy; LLL, lower limb lengthening; M, male; MO, midfoot osteotomy; PECV, pes equinocavovarus; PL, peroneus longus; PTT, posterior tibial tendon; R, right; TCS, tethered cord syndrome.