Table 3.

Rate of correction of all physes in patients who had surgery around the knee for guided growth.

Angle	Mean rate of correction for all patients (degrees/mth) (range)	Mean rate of correction in young cohort (degrees/mth)	Mean rate of correction in older cohort (degrees/mth)
mLPFA	0.3 (0 to 1.1)	0.4	0.11
mLDFA	0.6 (0 to 1.7)	0.8	0.32
Operated *	0.7 (0.1 to 1.7)	0.8	0.35
Non-operated	0.3 (0 to 0.64)	n/a	0.30
mMPTA	0.3 (0 to 1.4)	0.46	0.19
Operated *	0.3 (0 to 1.4)	0.6	0.2
Non-operated	0.31 (0 to 0.78)	0.39	0.19
mLDTA	0.4 (0 to 1.6)	0.48	0.21
Femoral diaphyseal bow	0.3 (0 to 1.4)	0.62	0.07
Tibial diaphyseal bow	0.2 (0 to 0.8)]	0.25	0.07

^*Operated physes refers to the physes (distal femoral or proximal tibial) to which the eight-plate was applied