Clinical Study
A Comparison of the Device-Related Complications of Intramedullary Lengthening Nails Using a New Classification System
Table 5
The change of alignment and length among different lengthening nails.
| | ISKD
| PRECICE1
| PRECICE2
| | Femur | Tibia | Femur | Tibia | Femur | Tibia |
| The change of femorotibial angle (°) | −0.3 (−3 to 3.2) | −1.7 (−3 to 3.2) | −1.1 (−4 to 0.7) | −5.1 (−8.8 to −3.2) | 0 (−3.8 to 3.2) | −2.8 (2.1 to −6.7) | The change of sagittal alignment (°) | −0.3 (−2 to 1) | 0.4 (0 to 1) | −0.5 (−2 to 1) | 0 (0 to 0.5) | 0 (−2 to 4) | 0 (0 to 0.5) | The differences between planned and actual length (mm) | −2 (−4 to 3) | 2 (−3 to 3) | −1 (−3 to 2) | 1 (−2 to 3) | 0 (−2 to 3) | −2 (−2 to 3) |
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means varus and − means valgus alignment; means flexion and − means extension alignment.
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