Early physeal closure after femoral chondrodiatasis

Authors

  • Chiaki Hamanishi
  • Seisuke Tanaka
  • Kiyosi Tamura

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679209154810

Abstract

Chondrodiatasis (symmetric physeal distraction) was carried out in 5 patients with short femora because of congenital dislocations of the hip joint (4 patients) and congenital shortening (1 patient). In all but 1 case the physis closed shortly after lengthening, and loss of gained length or further shortening ensued in all of them. Chondrodiatasis should be avoided in the subjects under 13 years of age with mild leg-length discrepancies.

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Published

1992-01-01

How to Cite

Hamanishi, C., Tanaka, S., & Tamura, K. (1992). Early physeal closure after femoral chondrodiatasis. Acta Orthopaedica, 63(2), 146–149. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679209154810