Letter to the Editor: Staples, tension-band plates, and percutaneous epiphysiodesis screws used for leg-length discrepancy treatment: a systematic review and proportional meta-analysis

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  • Bjoern Vogt Pediatric Orthopedics, Deformity Reconstruction and Foot Surgery, Muenster University Hospital; General Orthopedics and Tumor Orthopedics, Muenster University Hospital, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-2751
  • Adrien Frommer Pediatric Orthopedics, Deformity Reconstruction and Foot Surgery, Muenster University Hospital; General Orthopedics and Tumor Orthopedics, Muenster University Hospital, Germany
  • Georg Gosheger General Orthopedics and Tumor Orthopedics, Muenster University Hospital, Germany
  • Andrea Maria Laufer Pediatric Orthopedics, Deformity Reconstruction and Foot Surgery, Muenster University Hospital; General Orthopedics and Tumor Orthopedics, Muenster University Hospital, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5658-2298
  • Robert Rödl Pediatric Orthopedics, Deformity Reconstruction and Foot Surgery, Muenster University Hospital; Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1731-6293
  • Gregor Toporowski Pediatric Orthopedics, Deformity Reconstruction and Foot Surgery, Muenster University Hospital; General Orthopedics and Tumor Orthopedics, Muenster University Hospital, Germany

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https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.43005

Keywords:

Implants, Knee, Paediatric orthopaedics

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Tirta M, Hjorth M H, Jepsen J F, Kold S, Rahbek O. Staples, tension-band plates, and percutaneous epiphysiodesis screws used for leg-length discrepancy treatment: a systematic review and proportional meta-analysis. Acta Orthop 2024; 95: 415-24. doi: 10.2340/17453674.2024.41104. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2024.41104

Vogt B, Roedl R, Gosheger G, Frommer A, Laufer A, Kleine-Koenig M T, et al. Growth arrest: leg length correction through temporary epiphysiodesis with a novel rigid staple (RigidTack). Bone Joint J 2021; 103-B: 1428-14. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B8.BJJ-2020-1035.R4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.103B8.BJJ-2020-1035.R4

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2025-02-10

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Vogt, B., Frommer, A., Gosheger, G., Laufer, A. M., Rödl, R., & Toporowski, G. (2025). Letter to the Editor: Staples, tension-band plates, and percutaneous epiphysiodesis screws used for leg-length discrepancy treatment: a systematic review and proportional meta-analysis. Acta Orthopaedica, 96, 151–152. https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.43005

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Vol. 96 (2025): Acta Orthopaedica

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Copyright (c) 2025 Bjoern Vogt, Adrien Frommer, Georg Gosheger, Andrea Maria Laufer, Robert Rödl, Gregor Toporowski

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