Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Details of the included patients
No./age (y)/sex | Side | Number of previous surgeries | Age at first surgery (y) | Type(s) of previous surgeries | Time from first surgery (y) | LLD (cm) | Preoperative bone defect (cm) | Intraoperative defect before shortening (cm) | CPT type | Preoperative AOFAS score | Index surgery (besides Ilizarov) | Additional surgeries | Duration of fixation (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/5/M | Rt | 2 | 3 | Ilizarov | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 6 | II | 42 | IM rod | Secondary BG | 8 |
2/4.5/M | Rt | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0.5 | 4.5 | III | 57 | – | Exchange of wire | 6 |
3/8/M | Rt | 7 | 1.5 | Ilizarov (n = 3) BG (n = 2) IM rod (n = 2) | 6.5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | II | 57 | IM rod | Exchange of wire | 11 |
4/14.5/F | Rt | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | II | 65 | – | Secondary BG | 8.5 |
5/3/M | Lt | 1 | 1.5 | Plate | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | II | 48 | Primary BG | Another BG then revision by 2 IM rods | 7 |
6/5/M | Lt | 1 | 3 | IM rod | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | II | 48 | Primary BG | Exchange of wire and frame adjustment | 8 |
7/4/F | Rt | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6 | I | 44 | IM rod | Secondary BG | 8 |
8/6/M | Rt | 1 | 5 | Plate | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | II | 48 | IM rod | Secondary BG | 11.5 |
9/7/F | Lt | 3 | 3.5 | Ilizarov (n = 1) BG (n = 2) | 3.5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | II | 42 | IM rod | Secondary BG | 10 |
10/5/M | Lt | 1 | 4 | Plate | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | III | 57 | – | Frame adjustment | 9.5 |
11/3.5/M | Rt | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | I | 44 | IM rod | Secondary BG | 8 |
12/3.5/F | Rt | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | I | 42 | IM rod | Secondary BG | 8.5 |
13/4/M | Lt | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7 | I | 42 | IM rod | Secondary BG | 9 |
14/5.5/M | Rt | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 7 | I | 38 | IM rod | - | 8.5 |
15/4.5/F | Lt | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | I | 44 | – | Secondary BG | 8 |
16/4/M | Lt | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6 | I | 42 | – | Secondary BG | 8.5 |