Stapling Versus 8plate for Correction of Genu Valgus

Deformity Clinical Trial

Official title: Stapling Versus 8plate for Correction of Genu Valgus. A Randomised Clinical Study

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

In children with excessive knock knees it may be necessary to use guided growth (small surgical procedure) so the child outgrows the condition before maturity. A new implant is on the market and the investigators compare this implant (8plate) with the old technique (staples) in a randomised setup.

The hypothesis is that the 8plate provides a faster correction rate and that this treatment is superior to stapling.

Clinical Trial Description

Correcting angulating deformities of the lower limb is a subject of major interest in paediatric orthopaedics. Epiphysiodesis is the technique by which unilateral bone growth is stopped. Traditionally this has been performed with staple technique. The 8-plate technique is new and advocated because it is believed to reduce the risk of premature closure of the growth plate compared to stapling. The benefit of the 8-plate technique has not yet been proven in experimental or randomised clinical studies. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Caregiver), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Deformity
• Genu Valgum
• Genu Valgus

• NCT number: NCT01528553
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Aarhus
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2009
• Completion date: August 2012