Comparison of Two Surgical Techniques to Treat Knock Knees in Children

Aarhus University Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Genu Valgus

Treatments: Procedure: Hemiepiphysiodesis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01641354

M-20080179

J.nr. 2009-41-3248 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Knock knees or genu valgus necessitates in some children corrective surgery with partial closure of the growth plate at level of the knee.

Full description

Background: Genu valgus is a condition with malalignment of the lower extremity. Surgery may be indicated in severe cases and reversible hemiepiphysiodesis is often the treatment of choice in growing children. Partial closure can be obtained by stapling technique or with a new treatment called tension band plating.

Enrollment: 14 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• genu valgus
• remaining growth

Exclusion criteria

• systemic disease
• unilateral disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)