Isolating factors for the prediction of rebound after guided growth with tension band plating for the valgus deformity of the knee.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The conditions leading to growth rebound after hemiepiphysiodesis are still poorly understood. This article analyzes the radiographical outcomes after guided growth with tension band plating, using plates in idiopathic genu valgum patients and attempts to generate a predictive model of growth rebound.

Methods

Patients with idiopathic genu valgum deformity who received tension band plating were selected for evaluation. We only analyzed coronal plane deformities. Only patients with a long-standing X-ray before tension band plating surgery, a long-standing X-ray at tension band plating removal, and a long-standing X-ray at the latest follow-up after tension band plating removal were considered for this study. The change of mechanical axis deviation between the tension b

SUBMITTER: Eberle A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10549697 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature