Single-surgeon prospective series evaluating a nonlocking extraperiosteal 2-hole tension band plate for guided growth in 34 children with 65 femoral and/or tibial angular deformities, asking whether this technique can correct deformity effectively while avoiding the complications of stapling and the morbidity of corrective osteotomy.
This technique offers pediatric orthopedic surgeons a less invasive option for angular deformity correction that can prevent nearly all osteotomies while providing faster correction than stapling.
The tension band principle may become the preferred guided growth method for appropriate candidates with remaining growth potential.
Single-surgeon prospective series evaluating a nonlocking extraperiosteal 2-hole tension band plate for guided growth in 34 children with 65 femoral and/or tibial angular deformities, asking whether this technique can correct deformity effectively while avoiding the complications of stapling and the morbidity of corrective osteotomy.
This technique offers pediatric orthopedic surgeons a less invasive option for angular deformity correction that can prevent nearly all osteotomies while providing faster correction than stapling.
The tension band principle may become the preferred guided growth method for appropriate candidates with remaining growth potential.