Epiphysiodesis is a pediatric orthopedic surgical procedure that alters or stops bone growth at the growth plate. It has a temporary form, in which implants can later be removed to let growth resume, and a permanent form that cannot be reversed, and both forms are used to treat a range of pediatric orthopedic growth disorders.
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Epiphysiodesis is a pediatric orthopedic surgery procedure that aims at altering or stopping the bone growth naturally occurring through the growth plate also known as the physeal plate.
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Temporary hemiepiphysiodesis or guided growth surgery has been used to treat angular deformities in children with diverse bone and joint disorders such as rickets, Blount's disease, osteochondrodysplasias, arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, idiopathic, trauma, and renal osteodystrophy among others.
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