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| Number of patients | 21 |
| Number of femora | 23 |
| Age (years) | 25 (range: 9–57) |
| Preoperative deformities | Varus (4), valgus (7), procurvatum (2), internal rotation (2) |
| Preop medical conditions | Rheumatoid arthritis (1), neuropathy (2) |
| Follow-up time after surgery (months) | 38.9 (range: 7.3–70.0) |
| Preoperative varus (mm medial MAD) | 12.64 (range: 0–35) |
| Post-operative varus (mm medial MAD) | 7.0 (range: 0–20) |
| Pre-operative valgus (mm lateral MAD) | 16.73 (range: 0–36) |
| Post-operative valgus (mm lateral MAD) | 11.29 (range: 0–43) |
| Pre-operative LDFA (deg.) | 87.57 (range: 74–102) |
| Post-operative LFDA (deg.) | 88.77 (range: 81–98) |
| Pre-operative knee ROM (deg.) | −0.24° (SD 4.9) –132° (SD 4.2) |
| Post-operative knee ROM (deg.) | 0.22° (SD 1.0) –123° (SD 12.2) |
| Preoperative total LLD (cm) | 4.7 (range: 2.0–12.6) |
| Preoperative femoral length discrepancy (cm) | 2.98 (range: 0.8–8.0) |
| Postoperative total LLD (cm) | 1.29 (range: 0–8.5) |
| Postoperative femoral length discrepancy (cm) | 0.30 (range: 0–2.7) |
| Number of patients requiring bone graft | 3 |
| Distraction time (months) | 1.9 (range: 0.5– 5.1) |
| Time of consolidation (months) | 3.87 (range: 0–9.2) |
| Total time in frame (months) | 5.78 (range: 0.69–12.1) |
| External fixation index (months/cm) | 2.15 |
| Complications | Knee contracture (7), pin site infections (6), procurvatum (2), varus (2), osteomyelitis (1), foot drop (1), subtrochanteric fracture secondary to fall (1), recurvatum deformity of proximal tibia (1), ankle equinus contracture (1) |
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