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Epiphysiodesis Case Report

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A surgical procedure to limit the growth of a normal leg to allow a short leg to grow to a matching length is an Epiphysiodesis. An epiphysiodesis procedure using guided growth was first recorded in 1933 by Phemister to correct leg-length discrepancies and angular deformities of children.11 This procedure is performed on the epiphyseal plate in one of the patient's legs that slows down the growth of a specific bone and is performed under general anesthesia. A surgeon would make an incision over the epiphyseal plate shown in Figure 1 and at the end of the bone in the longer leg shown. Then proceed to destroy the epiphyseal plate by scraping or drilling a screw or stable to restrict further growth. The percutaneous technique uses the screw or

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