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Table 1 Patient demographics and operative details

From: Combined antegrade femur lengthening and distal deformity correction: a case series

Variable

Value

Age*, years

13.6 (10.75–16.2)

Sex, number

 Male

2

 Female

5

Weight*, kg

58.1 (43.4–73.2)

Laterality, number

 Right

4

 Left

3

Previous lengthening operations, number

 0

2

 1

3

 2 or more

2

Cause, number

 Congenital femoral deficiency

2

 Meningococcemia

2

 Russell-Silver syndrome

1

 Ollier’s syndrome

1

 Idiopathic

1

Associated deformity, number

 Valgus

4

 Knee flexion contracture

2

 Both valgus and knee flexion contracture

1

Blood loss*, mL

246 (50–500)

Surgery time*, h:min

3:30 (2:16–5:02)

Follow-up duration*, months

22 (8–49)

  1. *Each value is expressed as the mean, with the range in parenthesis