Table 2.

Complications

	Aetiology	Bone location	Plate site
Early postoperative infection	Idiopathic	Both tibias.	Lateral
	Idiopathic	Both femurs and tibias	Medial
	Post-tumour	Right tibia	Medial
	Multiple exostoses	Left femur and tibia	Medial
Late postoperative infection	Post-tumour	Both tibias	Medial
	Congenital	Right femur and tibia	Medial
	Dysplasia	Both femurs and tibias	Medial
	Metabolic	Both femurs	Medial
Early limited range of movement	Idiopathic	Both tibias	Lateral
	Idiopathic	Right femur and both tibias	Medial
	Blount’s disease	Right femur and tibia	Lateral
	Blount’s disease	Left femur and tibia	Medial
	Not specified	Right tibia	Lateral
	Syndrome	Right femur	Lateral
Late limited range of movement	Congenital	Left femur	Medial
	Congenital	Both tibias	Medial
	Congenital	Both femurs	Medial
	Congenital	Left femur	Medial
	Congenital	Right tibia	Medial
	Metabolic	Both femurs and tibias	Lateral
	Dysplasia	Right femur	Lateral
Screw breakage	Blount’s disease	Both tibias	Lateral
	Blount’s disease	Right tibia	Lateral
	Post-trauma	Both tibias	Medial