Bjoern Vogt, Emma Hvidberg, Jan Duedal Rölfing, Georg Gosheger, Bjarne Møller-Madsen, Ahmed A Abood, Veronika Weyer-Elberich, Andrea Laufer, Gregor Toporowski, Robert Roedl, Adrien Frommer
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: For correction of leg-length discrepancy or angular deformity of the lower limb in skeletally immature patients temporary or permanent (hemi-)epiphysiodesis can be employed. These are reliable treatments with few complications. Recently, radiographic analysis of treatment-related alterations of the central knee anatomy gained interest among pediatric orthopedic surgeons. To date the comparison and adequate interpretation of potential changes of the central knee anatomy is limited due to the lack of defined standardized radiographic references...
July 31, 2023: Acta Orthopaedica