Table 5.
Knee range of motion
| Range of motion characteristic | ILN | LON | p value (between) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Knee extension | |||||
| Preoperative | 0.4 | 2.8 | − 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.385 |
| Distraction | 1.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 0.481 |
| Postoperative | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 0.739 |
| p value (within) | 0.239 | 0.070 | |||
| Knee flexion | |||||
| Preoperative | 125.9 | 9.5 | 122.2 | 8.9 | 0.426 |
| Distraction | 103.3 | 25.2 | 88.8 | 20.0 | 0.006 |
| Postoperative | 122.6 | 14.9 | 119.2 | 11.5 | 0.464 |
| p value (within) | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| Knee arc of motion | |||||
| Preoperative | 125.5 | 9.5 | 116.3 | 29.9 | 0.145 |
| Distraction | 101.5 | 26.9 | 80.0 | 30.7 | 0.002 |
| Postoperative | 122.0 | 16.0 | 111.9 | 30.8 | 0.112 |
| p value (within) | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
ILN internal lengthening nail, LON lengthening over nail