Tibial Growth Disturbance Following Distal Femoral Resection and Expandable Endoprosthetic Reconstruction

Conclusions:
The tibial growth plate may not resume normal growth after implantation of a distal femoral prosthesis. Physeal bar resection, prosthesis revision, and contralateral tibial epiphysiodesis may be needed to address tibial growth abnormalities.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - November 18, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Arteau, A., Lewis, V. O., Moon, B. S., Satcher, R. L., Bird, J. E., Lin, P. P. Tags: Oncology, Pediatrics Scientific Articles Source Type: research