Abstract:[Objective] To compare the clinical outcomes of two osteotomies in tibia lengthening for correction of lower limb shorteningsecondary to poliomyelitis. [Methods] A retrospective study was performed on 50 patients who underwent leg lengthening with humerus in-tramedullary nail combined with external frame from March 2008 to July 2017. Based on doctor-patient communication, 25 patients had thetibial metaphyseal osteotomized transversely (transverse group), while the other 25 patients had tibial metaphyseal osteotomy performed inthe inverted “V” shape (V-shaped group). The documents regarding to treatment period, follow-up and images were compared betweenthe two groups. [Results] All patients had corresponding surgical procedures performed successfully. The V-shaped group proved signifi-cantly superior to the transverse group in terms of ambulation time [(129.5±5.7)days vs (146.2±4.2)days, P<0.05], frame bearing time [(67.2±1.3)days vs (69.9±2.3)days, P<0.05], bone healing index [(51.2±6.4)d/cm vs (53.9±4.4)d/cm, P<0.05], alignment deviation ratio [0 (0.0%) vs4 (16.0%), P<0.05], knee flexion contracture rate [1(4.0%) vs 6(24.0%), P<0.05]. There were no significant differences in operation time, to-tal incision length, intraoperative blood loss, incision healing grade, hospital stay, length of tibia lengthened, elongation rate, stretch index,incidence of osteogenesis poor, nail tract infection and foot drop between the two groups (P>0.05). All the patients in both groups were fol-lowed up for a mean of (4.1±0.9) years, and the V-shaped group returned to full weight-bearing activity significantly earlier than the trans-verse group [(191.1±8.2)days vs (211.5±4.6)days, P<0.05]. The VAS score significantly decreased (P<0.05), while HSS score significantly in-creased (P<0.05), and knee and ankle range of motion (ROM) remained unchanged over time in both groups (P>0.05), which were not statisti-cally significant between the two groups at any time point accordingly (P>0.05). Radiographically, the V-shaped group proved significantlysuperior to the transverse group in term of bone healing in lengthened area [0/I/II/III/IV, (0/1/18/6/0) vs (0/2/20/3/0), P<0.05] 1 month before frame removal, [(0/0/19/6/0) vs (0/0/22/3/0), P<0.05] at the time of frame removal, [(0/0/5/12/8) vs (0/0/7/14/4), P<0.05] 3 months after frame removal. There were no significant differences in femorotibial angle and Kellgren-Lawrence grade of ankle between the two groups at any corresponding time points (P>0.05). [Conclusion] Both osteotomy techniques do achieve satisfactory lengthening outcomes. In contrast, the inverted V osteotomy has less impacts on the knee, and less chance of knee flexion contracture and axis deviation, which is conducive to bone healing.