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Preoperative versus 1-year postoperative LLM and SF-36 Health Survey scores*
| Time | LLM | SF-36 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISKD | LON | ISKD | LON | ||
| Preoperative | 76.3 (30–100) | 76.4 (35–100) | 45.7 (24–76) | 44.8 (9–71) | 0.254 |
| Postoperative | 82.2 (57–100) | 79.1 (30–100) | 49 (44–56) | 44 (27–57) | 0.342 |
* Scores presented in points; LLM = Lower Limb Module; ISKD = Intramedullary Skeletal Kinetic Distractor (Orthofix Inc, McKinney, TX, USA); LON = lengthening over a nail; ranges shown in parentheses.
