Table 2.
Parameters | Number of patients |
---|---|
Activity level | |
0 no restriction | 0 |
1 mild restriction with strenuous activity | 4 |
2 limitation of activity | 20 |
3 severe limitation of activity | 8 |
Level of pain | |
0 no pain | 12 |
1 any pain, even after strenuous activity | 12 |
2 mild pain | 4 |
3 moderate pain | 4 |
4 severe pain | 0 |
Satisfaction (subjective patient satisfaction regarding function, pain, and cosmesis) | |
Yes | 24 |
No | 8 |
Residual length discrepancy at the end of treatment | |
Less than 1 cm | 16 |
1–3 cm | 10 |
Greater than 3 cm | 6 |
Complications | |
Knee subluxation | 4 |
Decrease in range of knee movement | 12 |
Equinus deformity | 8 |
Valgus deformity | 8 |
Pathologic fractures | 6 |