Fig. 1

Surgical field during the implantation of a proximal medial tibial eight-Plate: a: marking of the growth plate using a K-wire with the aid of X-ray imaging; b: the eight-Plate implant is inserted through the corresponding hole and placed in the middle of the plate via the K-wire lying in the growth plate; c: the cancellous screws are then positioned using previously positioned K-wires; d: the inserted eight-Plate after implantation