ReviewJournal of children's orthopaedics2016
Guided growth: mechanism and reversibility of modulation.
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- Staples, tension-band plates, and percutaneous epiphysiodesis screws used for leg-length discrepancy treatment: a systematic review and proportional meta-analysis.Acta orthopaedica · 2024Pooled it
- Guided growth: Current concepts and novel techniques for harnessing a child's growth potential.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Clinical Outcomes and Correction Rates of Valgus and Varus Deformities Treated with Temporary Hemiepiphysiodesis Using Tension Plates: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Prevalence and management of lower limb segmental overgrowth in patients with NF1: an observational study.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2026Observational
- The Contribution of the Distal Limbs to Height and Proportions in Different Socioeconomic Groups.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2025Article
- How to avoid genu recurvatum in leg-length discrepancy treated with tension-band plates. A volumetric magnetic resonance analysis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Surgical outcome of angular deformity correction of lower limbs in rickets: a cross-sectional study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- The Influence of Temporary Epiphysiodesis of the Proximal End of the Tibia on the Shape of the Knee Joint in Children Treated for Leg Length Discrepancy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Correction of rotational deformities in long bones using guided growth: a scoping review.EFORT open reviews · 2024Article
- Influence of tension-band plates on the mechanical loading of the femoral growth plate during guided growth due to coronal plane deformities.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Effects of tension band plating on coronal plane alignment of lower extremities in children treated for idiopathic limb length discrepancy.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Coronal plane deformity around the knee in the skeletally immature population: A review of principles of evaluation and treatment.World journal of orthopedics · 2022Review
- Application of three-dimensional printed navigation templates to correct lower limb deformities in children by the guided growth technique.World journal of pediatric surgery · 2022Article
- [Growth modulation through hemiepiphysiodesis : Novel surgical techniques: risks and progress].Der Orthopade · 2021Review
- Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment Promotes Bone Growth and Chondrogenesis in Cultured Fetal Rat Metatarsal Bones.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2020Article
- Innovative treatment for pes cavovarus: a pilot study of 13 children.Acta orthopaedica · 2018Article
- Growth modulation for coronal deformity correction by using Eight Plates-Systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics · 2018Review
- Angular deformities of lower limb in children: Correction for whom, when and how?Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaArticle
- Efficacy Comparison of 3 Kinds of Distal Tibial Hemiepiphyseal Implants in the Treatment of Postoperative Ankle Valgus of Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia.Journal of pediatric orthopedicsArticle
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Abstract
In paediatric orthopaedics, deformities and discrepancies in length of bones are key problems that commonly need to be addressed in daily practice. An understanding of the physiology behind developing bones is crucial for planning treatment. Modulation of the growing bone can be performed in a number of ways. Here, we discuss the principles and mechanisms behind the techniques. Historically, the first procedures were destructive in their mechanism but reversible techniques were later developed with stapling of the growth plate being the gold standard treatment for decades. It has historically been used for both angular deformities and control of overall bone length. Today, tension band plating has partially overtaken stapling but this technique also carries a risk of complications. The diverging screws in these implants are probably mainly useful for hemiepiphysiodesis. We also discuss new minimally invasive techniques that may become important in future clinical practice.
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