TABLE 1.
Descriptive characteristics of patients.
| Case No. | Age at surgery (year) | Sex (F/M) | Side (L/R) | No. previous surgeries | NF‐1 (Y/N) | Crawford classification | Paley classification | Additional procedures | Follow‐up (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | F | L | 0 | Y | IV | 4A | Secondary arthrolysis for knee; Secondary bone grafting | 30.4 |
| 2 | 53 | F | L | 2 | N | IV | 4C | Fibular grafting; Secondary bone grafting | 91.8 |
| 3 | 29 | F | R | 2 | N | IV | 4A | Sliding osteotomy; Correction for the equinus deformity | 62.1 |
| 4 | 39 | F | R | 1 | N | IV | 3 | Fibular ORIF | 58.6 |
| 5 | 19 | M | R | 1 | N | IV | 4B | Correction for the femur and foot; Secondary arthrolysis for knee; Secondary ORIF with bone grafting | 31.8 |
| 6 | 23 | F | R | 2 | Y | IV | 4B | Secondary arthrolysis for knee; Secondary ORIF with bone grafting | 21.3 |
| 7 | 30 | M | R | 1 | N | IV | 3 | Secondary correction for the ankle | 20.2 |
| 8 | 18 | M | L | 0 | Y | IV | 4B | / | 23.1 |
| 9 | 36 | M | L | 0 | Y | IV | 3 | Correction for the equinus deformity | 15.4 |
| 10 | 48 | M | L | 2 | N | IV | 3 | Correction for the proximal tibia and foot | 19.8 |
| 11 | 36 | F | R | 0 | N | IV | 4A | Correction for the equinus deformity | 20.8 |
| 12 | 27 | F | R | 1 | Y | IV | 4B | Sliding osteotomy; Secondary correction for the foot | 34.3 |
| 13 | 43 | M | R | 0 | Y | IV | 4B | Correction for the ankle; Secondary ORIF with bone grafting | 17.6 |
| 14 | 32 | M | L | 0 | Y | IV | 4A | Sliding osteotomy; Secondary arthrolysis for knee; Secondary correction for the foot | 33.7 |
| Mean/Median | 33.7 | N/A | N/A | 1.0* | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.8* |
*
Non‐normally distributed data were presented as median.