Response to Letter: 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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  • Maria Tirta Interdisciplinary Orthopedics, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
  • Søren Kold Interdisciplinary Orthopedics, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
  • Ole Rahbek Interdisciplinary Orthopedics, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-4533

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https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.43082

Keywords:

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: 1428-34. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B8.BJJ-2020-1035.R4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.103B8.BJJ-2020-1035.R4

Frommer A, Niemann M, Gosheger G, Eveslage M, Toporowski G, Laufer A, et al. Temporary proximal tibial epiphysiodesis for correction of leg length discrepancy in children: should proximal fibular epiphysiodesis be performed concomitantly? J Clin Med 2021; 10(6): 1245. doi: 10.3390/jcm10061245. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10061245

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2025-02-10

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Tirta, M., Kold, S., & Rahbek, O. (2025). Response to Letter: Staples, tension-band plates, and percutaneous epiphysiodesis screws used for leg-length discrepancy treatment: a systematic review and proportional meta-analysis. Acta Orthopaedica, 96, 153. https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.43082

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Vol. 96 (2025): Acta Orthopaedica

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