The phrase "avoiding lengthening" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing the act of preventing something from becoming longer, whether literally or metaphorically.
Example: "In order to maintain the audience's attention, the speaker focused on avoiding lengthening the presentation unnecessarily."
Alternatives: "preventing extension" or "staying concise".
In order to avoid lengthening, I only present the values of strategic values for the "best" products.
Using serum lactate level as an additional variable could probably increase the accuracy of this decision and avoid lengthening the dying process of critical patients.
Try to place the unit as close to a window as possible and avoid lengthening the hose.
To prevent or minimize cracking, it was necessary to avoid the lengthening or thickening of lamellar κ-carbides.
In the tendon, however, it may provide greater gain but is not stable and requires postoperative immobilization to avoid excessive lengthening.
To avoid excessive lengthening, Kim et al. (2003) recommended shortening of an adjacent bone for the treatment of first brachymetatarsia when the amount of lengthening is expected to exceed 40%.
On the contrary, some authors [6, 14] recommend a two-step surgery: the first step, dedicated to the release of peri-joint tissues (progressive distraction of the femur), can minimize the risk of postoperative nerve palsy secondary to leg lengthening, avoiding femoral osteotomy and favoring the next surgery of joint replacement.
Avoiding the sun lengthens the operating time to the entire day, while most studies explore options that are limited to night radiation.
The MAGEC system comprises a magnetically distractible spinal rod implant and an external remote controller, which lengthens the rod; this system avoids repeated surgical lengthening.
The main advantage cited for the use of the magnetic controlled growing rod (MCGR) system over the conventional growing rod (CGR) in early-onset scoliosis is avoiding repeated invasive surgical procedures for lengthening, thus reducing, complications.
