Rotational Guided Growth: A Preliminary Study of Its Use in Children

• Published in: Children (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 70
• Main Authors: Paley, Dror, Shannon, Claire
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 29.12.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: femoral anteversion; Growth disorders; growth modulation; guided growth; Legs; miserable malalignment; Orthopedics; Pediatrics; rotational malalignment; Surgical techniques; tibial torsion; Transplants & implants; hemiepiphysiodesis; miserable malalignment; femoral anteversion; growth modulation; growth tether; tibial torsion; guided growth; rotational malalignment

Torsional malalignment of the legs is common in children, and those that do not remodel may benefit from surgical correction. Traditionally, this is corrected with an open osteotomy. Guided growth is the gold standard for minimally invasive angular correction and has been investigated for use in tor...