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epiphysiodesis
Indications:
- correction of leg length discrepancy
- poliomyelitis
- cerebral palsy
- muscle atrophy
- muscle spasticity
- Legg-Perthes disease
- bone fractures may stimulate excessive bone growth
- birth defects (congenital deformities) of bones, joints, muscles, tendons, or ligaments
Procedure:
- removal of the epiphyseal plate (growth plate) of a bone, or
- a cube containing part of the epiphyseal plate is rotated 90 degrees & reinserted
General
orthopedic surgery
References
- Wikipedia: Epiphysiodesis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphysiodesis
- University of Maryland Medical Center
Leg lengthening and shortening - Overview
http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/002965.htm