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Factors for Prolonged Pain and Restriction of Movement Following Hemiepiphysiodesis Plating for the Correction of Lower Limb Malalignment in the Frontal Plane: An Explorative Analysis

The correction of valgus leg malalignment in children using implant-mediated growth guidance is widely used and effective. Despite the minimal invasive character of the procedure, a relevant number of patients sustain prolonged pain and limited mobility after temporary hemiepiphysiodesis. Our aim wa...

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Autores principales: Braun, Sebastian, Brenneis, Marco, Meurer, Andrea, Holder, Jana, Stief, Felix
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10136852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37189935
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10040686
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author Braun, Sebastian
Brenneis, Marco
Meurer, Andrea
Holder, Jana
Stief, Felix
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Brenneis, Marco
Meurer, Andrea
Holder, Jana
Stief, Felix
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description The correction of valgus leg malalignment in children using implant-mediated growth guidance is widely used and effective. Despite the minimal invasive character of the procedure, a relevant number of patients sustain prolonged pain and limited mobility after temporary hemiepiphysiodesis. Our aim was to investigate implant-associated risk factors (such as implant position and screw angulation), surgical- or anesthesia-related risk factors (such as type of anesthesia, use, and duration), and pressure of tourniquet or duration of surgery for these complications. Thirty-four skeletally immature patients with idiopathic valgus deformities undergoing hemiepiphysiodesis plating from October 2018–July 2022 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Participants were divided into groups with and without prolonged complications (persistent pain, limited mobility of the operated knee between five weeks and six months) after surgery. Twenty-two patients (65%) had no notable complications, while twelve patients (35%) had prolonged complications. Both groups differed significantly in plate position relative to physis (p = 0.049). In addition, both groups showed significant differences in the distribution of implant location (p = 0.016). Group 1 had a shorter duration of surgery than group 2 (32 min vs. 38 min, p = 0.032) and a lower tourniquet pressure (250 mmHg vs. 270 mmHg, p = 0.019). In conclusion, simultaneous plate implantation at the femur and tibia and metaphyseal plate positioning resulted in prolonged pain and a delay of function. In addition, the amplitude of tourniquet pressure or duration of surgery could play a factor.
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spelling pubmed-101368522023-04-28 Factors for Prolonged Pain and Restriction of Movement Following Hemiepiphysiodesis Plating for the Correction of Lower Limb Malalignment in the Frontal Plane: An Explorative Analysis Braun, Sebastian Brenneis, Marco Meurer, Andrea Holder, Jana Stief, Felix Children (Basel) Article The correction of valgus leg malalignment in children using implant-mediated growth guidance is widely used and effective. Despite the minimal invasive character of the procedure, a relevant number of patients sustain prolonged pain and limited mobility after temporary hemiepiphysiodesis. Our aim was to investigate implant-associated risk factors (such as implant position and screw angulation), surgical- or anesthesia-related risk factors (such as type of anesthesia, use, and duration), and pressure of tourniquet or duration of surgery for these complications. Thirty-four skeletally immature patients with idiopathic valgus deformities undergoing hemiepiphysiodesis plating from October 2018–July 2022 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Participants were divided into groups with and without prolonged complications (persistent pain, limited mobility of the operated knee between five weeks and six months) after surgery. Twenty-two patients (65%) had no notable complications, while twelve patients (35%) had prolonged complications. Both groups differed significantly in plate position relative to physis (p = 0.049). In addition, both groups showed significant differences in the distribution of implant location (p = 0.016). Group 1 had a shorter duration of surgery than group 2 (32 min vs. 38 min, p = 0.032) and a lower tourniquet pressure (250 mmHg vs. 270 mmHg, p = 0.019). In conclusion, simultaneous plate implantation at the femur and tibia and metaphyseal plate positioning resulted in prolonged pain and a delay of function. In addition, the amplitude of tourniquet pressure or duration of surgery could play a factor. MDPI 2023-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10136852/ /pubmed/37189935 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10040686 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Braun, Sebastian
Brenneis, Marco
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Holder, Jana
Stief, Felix
Factors for Prolonged Pain and Restriction of Movement Following Hemiepiphysiodesis Plating for the Correction of Lower Limb Malalignment in the Frontal Plane: An Explorative Analysis
title Factors for Prolonged Pain and Restriction of Movement Following Hemiepiphysiodesis Plating for the Correction of Lower Limb Malalignment in the Frontal Plane: An Explorative Analysis
title_full Factors for Prolonged Pain and Restriction of Movement Following Hemiepiphysiodesis Plating for the Correction of Lower Limb Malalignment in the Frontal Plane: An Explorative Analysis
title_fullStr Factors for Prolonged Pain and Restriction of Movement Following Hemiepiphysiodesis Plating for the Correction of Lower Limb Malalignment in the Frontal Plane: An Explorative Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Factors for Prolonged Pain and Restriction of Movement Following Hemiepiphysiodesis Plating for the Correction of Lower Limb Malalignment in the Frontal Plane: An Explorative Analysis
title_short Factors for Prolonged Pain and Restriction of Movement Following Hemiepiphysiodesis Plating for the Correction of Lower Limb Malalignment in the Frontal Plane: An Explorative Analysis
title_sort factors for prolonged pain and restriction of movement following hemiepiphysiodesis plating for the correction of lower limb malalignment in the frontal plane: an explorative analysis
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10136852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37189935
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10040686
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