Sentence examples for initial lengthening from inspiring English sources

Initial lengthening was achieved by increasing the length of all struts sequentially and equally.

Minor complications were defined as having occurred if the initial lengthening goal had been achieved but a complication persisted beyond the normal completion of treatment, even though it was resolved without surgery.

Major complications were defined as having occurred if the initial lengthening was achieved, but a complication was still present at the end of the planned treatment and had to be resolved with additional surgery, or remained unresolved; and failing to achieve the planned lengthening, by 1 cm or more.

All the patients were included prospectively in accordance with an epidemiological study design, so that the initial results using lengthening with the PRECICE device could be compared with other familiar methods that have been in use for many years.

Depending on the initial conditions, PmHS2 lengthened heparosan chains to a different polymerization degree.

In addition, the predictions regarding the effects of symbol characteristics on reaction times are unclear because increased complexity might be expected to lengthen initial visual processing, whereas increased comprehensibility might be expected to shorten the decision stage.

We have found out that, proximal tibial lengthening after initial union of CPT was effective for management of tibial shortening.

Even when the Ilizarov method was used for lengthening, the initial resection was so extensive in some patients, and even after substantial lengthening, some residual shortening was present.

We concluded that proximal tibial lengthening after initial union of CPT was effective for management of tibial shortening, however it was characterized by poor bone regeneration with different types of callus from normal, greater healing index and prolonged fixator wearing.

The collaboration between the two bureaucracies is expected to speed up veterans benefits once a soldier leaves the Army, but it can lengthen the initial evaluation period, officials said.

Reasoning that the new types of mortgages with artificially low initial rates would probably lengthen the period before large numbers of defaults occurred, the senior agency examiner urged Freddie Mac's management in June 2010 to review loans that experienced problems well after two years, the report said.