Table 1.
Details of patients and lengthening over nail (LON) procedure
| Name | Age | Sex | T/F | Length | Level of corticotomy | Duration of exfix in weeks/days | Diagnosis | Complications | Associated procedures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YA | 9 | F | T | 3.8 | u3 | 10.2/72 | Cerebral palsy | ||
| AK | 20 | M | T | 5 | u3 | 8/56 | Polio | Equinus correction | |
| SC | 25 | F | T | 4 | u3 | 9.4/67 | PM bowing | 10° Procurvatum | |
| GT | 30 | M | F | 6.8 | u3 | 21/147 | Polio | FFD correction | |
| JC | 22 | M | F | 7.5 | u3 | 13/91 | Growth arrest | ||
| KJ | 23 | M | T | 4.5 | u3 | 10/70 | PM bowing | ||
| KT | 19 | M | T | 9.8 | u3 | 32/224 | Polio | Equinus contr. | Ilizarov SCO |
| GL | 20 | M | T | 1.5 | m3 | 4.3/31 | Polio | ||
| ND | 22 | M | T | 4.9 | u3 | 8.1/57 | Polio | ||
| RD | 28 | M | T | 3.5 | m3 | 6/42 | Polio | ||
| VR | 26 | F | T | 4 | m3 | 17/119 | Polio | Ilizarov SCO | |
| GS | 22 | M | T | 6.2 | m3 | 12/84 | Polio | Equinus | |
| SK | 23 | M | T | 6 | L3 | 10/70 | Polio | Ankle fusion | |
| SK | 23 | M | F | 2 | m3 | 8/56 | Polio | SCO with IM nail | |
| BT | 25 | F | F | 6 | u3 | 14.3/101 | Growth arrest | Premature consolidation | Repeat corticotomy persistent shortening 7 cm |
| PW | 22 | F | T | 2.4 | m3 | 10/70 | Polio | Equinus correction | |
| BS | 19 | M | T | 3 | u3 | 18/126 | Polio | Equinus correction | |
| MD | 18 | M | T | 3.2 | u3 | 12/84 | Polio | Ilizarov SCO | |
| HP | 23 | M | T | 5.6 | u3 | 14/98 | Constitutional short stature | Int rotation | Bowing |
| HP | 23 | M | T | 6 | u3 | 14/98 | Constitutional short stature | Bowing | |
| SC | 19 | M | T | 8.5 | u3 | 20/140 | Chondro metaphyseal dysplasia | ||
| SC | 19 | M | T | 8.5 | u3 | 20/140 | Chondro metaphyseal dysplasia | Varus def | TSF fixator for varus correction |
| HP | 20 | F | T | 3.5 | u3 | 10/70 | Congenital | ||
| NB | 49 | M | T | 2 | u3 | 4/28 | Polio | ||
| AY | 22 | M | F | 2.5 | m3 | 7/49 | Growth arrest | Premature consolidation | Persistent shortening 8 cm |
| AY | 22 | M | T | 7.3 | u3 | 14/98 | Growth arrest | ||
| GW | 24 | M | T | 6.4 | u3 | 20/140 | Hip dysplasia | Ilizarov hip reconstruction |
SCO - supracondylar osteotomies, FFD - fixed flexion deformity, TSF - taylor spatial frame