ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Guided Growth Technique for Epiphysiodesis and Hemiepiphysiodesis: Safety and Performance Evaluation.
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- Percutaneous epiphysiodesis transphyseal screw versus tension-band plating as hemiepiphysiodesis in treating coronal angular knee deformities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Outcomes of hemiepiphysiodesis on lower limb deformities due to rickets: A systematic review.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2026Review
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- Determinants of Surgical Response to Lateral Tibial Hemiepiphysiodesis in Idiopathic and Non-Idiopathic Genu Varum: Real-World Evidence from a Tertiary Pediatric Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypophosphatasia.Calcified tissue international · 2025Review
- Reconstructive surgery to preserve ankle function in a 5-year-old girl with bilobed distal tibia in an unclassified case of tibial hemimelia: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- Limb Axis Disorder During Leg Length Discrepancy Treatment with Temporary Epiphysiodesis Using Eight-Plate Implants.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A Novel Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique for Eight-Plate Hemiepiphysiodesis: Description and Evaluation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Simultaneous MPFL reconstruction and guided growth result in low rates of recurrent patellofemoral instability.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2024Article
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backgroundGuided-growth modulation is a first-line treatment widely adopted to correct lower-limb angular deformities and limb-length discrepancies (LLD) in the paediatric population.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the safety and performance of a new construct (8-Plate Plus or Guided-Growth Plate System Plus, Orthofix S.r.l) used to correct angular deformities and LLD in non-skeletally mature children. The primary endpoint was safety (from plate implantation to removal). The secondary endpoint was performance; patients treated for LLD achieved complete correction if a pre- and post-surgery difference of <0 was observed; angular deformities performance was measured in terms of IMD, ICD, mMPTA, and mLDFA.
resultsWe performed 69 procedures in 41 patients. A total of 10 patients had an LLD, and 31 had an angular deformity. We observed nine minor complications in the hemiepiphysiodesis group. One patient experienced rebound. All 10 LLD patient treatments were successful. A total of 30/31 patients with an angular deformity had a successful treatment; the remaining patient had a partial correction.
conclusionsGuided-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.
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