New procedure to remove a centrally located bone bar.
A centrally located bone bar of the lower tibia was removed after epiphyseolysis with an Ilizarov device. The bone bridge attached to the metaphysis was easy to remove, and methylmethacrylate was used as an interpositional material. Varus deformity was corrected at the level of the epiphyseolysis. At the 2-year follow-up, there was evidence of further growth and correction of the varus was maintained.
Department of Orthopaedics, Hôpital d'Enfants de la Timone, Marseille, France.
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Bollini
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Tallet
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Jacquemier
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Bouyala
D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000601:surgery; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications*
D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D020366:Methylmethacrylate