Table 3.
Details of guided growth procedures performed on 6 children (12 knees) where the plates have been removed
| Child number | Type of MPS | Gender | Side of operation | Bone primarily causing deformity | Age eight-plate(s) inserted/years | Age eight-plate(s) removed/years | Time eight-plate in situ/years | MAD Zone before eight-plate insertion | MAD Zone after eight-plate removal | MAD Zone one year after removal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | F | Right | Tibia/femur | 6.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Left | Tibia/femur | 6.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2 | I | F | Right | Femur | 7.3 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
| Left | Femur | 7.3 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 3 | I | F | Right | Tibia/femur | 9.6 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
| Left | Tibia/femur | 9.6 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 4 | II | M | Right | Tibia | 11.8 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 2 | –1 | a |
| Left | Tibia | 11.8 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 1 | a | |||
| 5 | I | M | Right | Tibia | 10.7 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | a |
| Left | Tibia | 10.7 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 | a | |||
| 6 | II | M | Right | Tibia | 14.2 | 16.2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Left | Tibia | 14.2 | 16.2 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
aInsufficient time elapsed to provide figures for patients 4 and 5