title: Percutaneous epiphysiodesis for leg length discrepancy.
abstract: This study presents a retrospective evaluation of 57 patients who underwent a percutaneous epiphysiodesis for leg length discrepancy. Of these patients, 68.5% presented with a good result with a final leg length discrepancy of less than 1.5 cm, 14% with a fair result with a discrepancy of between 1.5 and 2 cm, and 17.5% showed a poor result with a leg length discrepancy of more than 2 cm. The percutaneous epiphysiodesis was found to be a safe and reliable technique. There were very few technical errors. The causes of failure were analyzed and compared with a previous study from the same department. Error in timing remains the main problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Katholic University of Leuven, Pellenburg, Belgium.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kemnitz
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moens
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome