Joint morphology after temporary epiphysiodesis around the knee
Objectives: Temporary Epiphysiodesis (tED) of the distal femur and/or proximal tibia is frequently employed to correct leg length discrepancy (LLD). The procedure may also be applied bilaterally in the treatment of tall stature. However, it remains unclear whether tED may produce epiphyseal deformity [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- University Hospital Münster (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2024-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/24dkou406
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00