Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Objective outcomes and explanation
Name | Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
Angular correction (°) | AC | The amount of correction of angular deviation (°) |
Lengthening gap (days) | LG | The number of days from osteotomy to the start of lengthening (days) |
Distraction index (mm/day) | DI | The amount of lengthening per day (mm/day) |
Lengthening length (cm) | LL | The total amount of lengthening (cm) |
Lengthening length percentage (%) | L% | The lengthening length as a percentage of the initial length (%) |
Lengthening index (days/cm) | LI | The duration of external fixation lengthening in days divided by the amount of lengthening in cm (days/cm) |
Bone healing index (days/cm) | BHI | The time until bony union in days in the frame divided by the amount of lengthening in cm (days/cm) |
External fixation index (days/cm) | EFI | The total time in the external fixation in days divided by the amount of lengthening in cm (days/cm) |