title: The successful treatment of genu recurvatum as a complication following eight-Plate epiphysiodesis in a 10-year-old girl: a case report with a 3.5-year follow-up.
abstract: We report a case of genu recurvatum following eight-Plate epiphysiodesis and the successful treatment of this complication. A 10-year-old patient underwent epiphysiodesis of the knee with eight-Plates. She was followed up and genu recurvatum developed as a complication. At the 12-month follow-up after epiphysiodesis, the treated knee showed a flexion of 135° and an extension of 35°. Lateral radiograph evaluation showed an extension change of the femur. During reoperation, the eight-Plates were repositioned more posterior, which resulted in successful treatment of the hyperextension. Eight-Plates can lead to (treatable) articular surface angle changes in the sagittal plane.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam (ORCA), Amsterdam Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.j.kievit@amc.nl
authors: Arthur J
authors: AJ
authors: Kievit
authors: Dennis C
authors: DC
authors: van Duijvenbode
authors: Michel H J
authors: MH
authors: Stavenuiter
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery