TABLE III.

Comparison of Circular Fixation and Motorized Nail Groups with Regard to Lengthening Sessions Affected by Complications

	Circular Fixation*		Motorized Nail*
Complication Category	No. of Complications (N = 14)	No. (%) of Lengthening Sessions Affected by Complications	No. of Complications (N = 15)	No. (%) of Lengthening Sessions Affected by Complications	P Value
I	15	11 (79)	7	5 (33)	0.03
II	8	6 (43)	6	6 (40)	0.88
IIIA	4	4 (29)	4	3 (20)	0.68
IIIB	6	5 (36)	3	3 (20)	0.43
Any complication	33	14 (100)	20	11 (73)	0.10

^*The circular fixation group included fourteen lengthening sessions in fourteen patients, and the motorized nail group included fifteen lengthening sessions in thirteen patients.