Case reports: Epiphysiodesis in a patient with osteopetrosis.
We describe a 14-year-old girl with intermediate-type osteopetrosis who presented with a 4.8-cm leg-length discrepancy secondary to premature distal femoral growth plate closure. She had a projected leg-length discrepancy of 7 cm at maturity, which was predicted using Moseley charts. The patient was treated successfully with an epiphysiodesis. Her remaining growth was predicted by Moseley charts. A percutaneous epiphysiodesis can treat leg-length discrepancies in patients with osteopetrosis.
Inan
Muharrem
M
Department of Orthopedics, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA.
Chan
Gilbert
G
Bowen
J Richard
JR
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging