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Table 1 Summary of patients’ data

From: Natural behaviours after guided growth for idiopathic genu valgum correction: comparison between percutaneous transphyseal screw and tension-band plate

Parameters

Values

Age (years)

11.2 ± 1.7

Male:Female (no. of patients)

12:18

Weight (kg)

55.2 ± 15.1

Height (cm)

151.4 ± 12.1

BMI (kg/m2)

23.6 ± 4.4

Operation details (no. of limbs)

 

Femur vs. Tibia

50 vs. 23

PETS vs. TBP

36 vs. 37

  1. BMI body mass index, PETS percutaneous epiphysiodesis using a transphyseal screw, TBP tension-band plating