Guided growth with tension band plate or definitive epiphysiodesis for treatment of limb length discrepancy?

Paul BorbasChristoph A AgtenAndrea B RosskopfAndreas HingsammerKarim EidLeonhard E Ramseier

Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2019)

As in earlier studies supposed, temporary epiphysiodesis with tension band plating seems to correct LLD less powerful compared to definitive percutaneous epiphysiodesis. However, in the present study, the differences of LLD correction were not statistically significant. We do not recommend the use of tension band plates for LLD correction due to inferior correction with higher complication and revision rate.

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