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Table 2 Healing indices of the study cases

From: Simultaneous femoral and tibial lengthening for severe limb length discrepancy in fibular hemimelia

Case no.

EFT (m)

EFI (m/cm)

TTT (m)

BHI (m/cm)

Fem

Tib

Fem

Tib

1

8

1.1

1.6

10

1.4

2

2

10

1.3

2

12

1.5

2.4

3

5

1.2

1.6

6.5

1.6

2.7

4

9

1.1

2.3

12

1.5

3

5

4

1.3

1.3

5.5

1.8

1.8

6

6

1.2

1.5

8

1.6

2

7

6

1.5

2

7.5

1.9

2.5

8

6

1

2

8

1.3

2.6

9

7

1.2

1.8

9

1.5

2.3

10

6

1.2

2

8

1.6

2.6

11

10

1.3

2.2

12

1.5

2.7

12

8.5

1.2

1.7

11

1.6

2.2

A

7.1

1.25

1.8

8.75

1.6

2.4

M

7.5

1.2

1.8

7.75

1.55

2.4

  1. EFT —external fixator time, m = months, EFI —external fixation index, m/cm = months per centimeter, TTT —total treatment time. BHI —bone healing index, F —femur, Tib —tibia, A —average, M —median