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Table 2 Paley criteria

From: Deformity correction and extremity lengthening in the lower leg: comparison of clinical outcomes with two external surgical procedures

Parameter

TSF

IRF

Total

Problems

Obstacles

Complications

Problems

Obstacles

Complications

Muscle contraction

1

5

0

0

2

0

8

Joint dislocation

0

2

0

0

1

0

3

Axial deviation

0

7

0

7

2

1

17

Neurological deficit

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

Vascular complications

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Premature consolidation

0

3

0

0

0

0

3

Delayed consolidation

0

2

0

1

0

0

3

Pin problems

3

1

1

8

2

0

15

Repeat fracture

0

2

1

0

3

1

7

Joint stiffness

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

Other

0

2

1

0

2

1

6

Total

5

26

3

16

13

3

66

  1. IRF Ilizarov ring fixator, TSF Taylor Spatial Frame