Plate versus screw for guiding growth in knee deformities
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Genetic & congenital clinical trials.
This trial compares two surgical techniques (a plate versus a screw) to guide growth in children with bowlegs or knock-knees, aiming to gradually straighten the leg. It may help your child have a more normal leg alignment without major surgery.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be beyond the age where bowlegs or knock-knees naturally correct on their own (at least 4 years for bowlegs, at least 7 for knock-knees).
- Your child must have a noticeable leg alignment problem (bowlegs or knock-knees) confirmed by X-ray.
- Your child must still have open growth plates (meaning they are still growing) and at least one year of growth remaining.
- Your child's condition must not be caused by a damaged growth plate (like Blount's disease or a prior injury).
- Your child must not have any severe metabolic, hormonal, connective tissue, or blood disorders that affect bone growth.
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