Guided Growth Technique for Epiphysiodesis and Hemiepiphysiodesis: Safety and Performance Evaluation.

Giovanni Luigi Di GennaroGiovanni TrisolinoStefano StalloneMarco Ramella Gino RoccaGiovanni Gallone

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

Guided-growth by temporary epiphysiodesis or hemiepiphysiodesis was safe and effective for angular deformities and limb-length discrepancies. Further prospective and/or randomized controlled trial studies assessing more significant cohorts of patients and a comparison group could add evidence to our findings.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes