Table 4 Leg length discrepancies in studies using transtibial femoral drilling technique
Nr | First author, year | Examination method | Leg length discrepancy ≥ 1.5 cm | Angular deformity ≥ 5° | Treatment for growth disturbance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shelbourne, 2004 | Clinical and short radiographs | 0 | 0 | NR |
2 | McIntosh, 2006 | Clinical and if pathological long standing x rays | 1 | 0 | Internal shoe lift |
3 | Liddle,2008 | Clinical | 0 | 1 | NR |
4 | Cohen, 2009 | Clinical and radiological, long leg x ray | 0 | 0 | NR |
5 | Streich et al. 2010 | Clinical and radiological, short x rays | 0 | 0 | NR |
6 | Nikolaou, 2011 | Clinical and if positive radiological long leg | 0 | 0 | NR |
7 | Mauch, 2011 | Clinical and radiological, long leg x ray | 0 | 1 | Distal femoral osteotomy |
8 | Courvoisier, 2011 | Clinical and radiological, long leg x ray | 0 | 0 | NR |
9 | Redler, 2012 | Clinical and radiological, short x rays | 0 | 0 | NR |
10 | Memeo, 2012 | Clinical and radiological, short x rays | 0 | 0 | NR |
11 | Kumar, 2013 | Clinical and radiological, short x rays | 0 | 1 | NR |
12 | Kohl, 2014 | Clinical and radiological, long leg x ray | 2 | 1 | NR |
13 | Calvo, 2015 | Clinical and radiological, long leg x ray | 0 | 0 | NR |
14 | Fauno, 2016 | Clinical and radiological, long leg x ray | NR (9 patients > 1 cm) | 0 | NR |
15 | Astur, 2019 | Clinical and radiological, long leg x ray | 0 | 0 | NR |