A mapping method to prepare for surgical excision of a partial physeal arrest.
Acquired bony bridging of a physis is best documented by biplane polytomography. Treatment decisions require clear comprehension of the cross-sectional dimensions of the bridge in the transverse plane. This article presents a short practical method for producing a cross-sectional map from the data provided by biplane polytomograms.
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