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. 2010 Oct 21;469(4):1175–1180. doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1635-7

Table 2.

Review of postoperative details of the patients who had limb lengthening

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