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Table 1 Demographics, treatment characteristics and outcomes

From: Temporary hemiepiphysiodesis using an eight‐plate implant for coronal angular deformity around the knee in children aged less than 10 years: efficacy, complications, occurrence of rebound and risk factors

Variable

Study cohort (n = 66)

Age* (yrs) [range]

4.69 ± 2.59 [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]

Sex (no. [%])

 Male

40 (60.61%)

 Female

26 (39.39%)

Weight* (kg) [range]

21.28 ± 7.59 [9.3–46]

Unilateral

32 (48.48%)

Aetiology (no. [%])

 Idiopathic

28 (42.42%)

 Posttraumatic

14 (21.21%)

 Rickets

9 (13.64%)

 Metaphyseal dysplasia

6 (9.09%)

 Osteochondroma

5 (7.58%)

 Infection

4 (6.06%)

Genu valgum (no. [%])

44 (66.67%)

Eight-Plate implantation location

(no. [%])

 Distal femur alone

24 (36.36%)

 Proximal tibia alone

22 (33.33%)

 Both sites

20 (30.30%)

Correction success rate (no. [%]) a

95/101 (94.06%)

 Distal femur alone

39/41 (95.12%)

 Proximal tibia alone

23/26 (88.46%)

 Both sites

33/34 (97.06%)

Complication (no. [%]) a

5/101 (4.95%)

Rebound phenomenon (no. [%]) a

3/101 (2.97%)

 Deformity correction time*

(months) [range]

13.26 ± 7.73 (4–40)

 Follow-up after eight-Plate removal* (months) [range]

12.71 ± 1.98 (12–24)

  1. Values are presented as the mean ± SD (range) or frequency (percentage)
  2. acalculated according to the number of limbs