Table 1.

Patient characteristics (n = 36)

Time of Investigation	Age (range) in years	Height (range) in cm	Weight (range) in kg	BMI (range) in kg/m2
Implantation of tension band plates using THE	12.81 (10.50–15.38)	165.89 (145.20–182.90)	63.49 (31.80–89.30)	22.86 (14.95–29.29)
Removal of tension band plates using THE	13.72 (11.32–16.35)	171.83 (150.60–187.40)	71.25 (33.80–94.50)	23.88 (14.90–32.79)

Table 1 shows the anthropometric data of the collective at the time of implantation and removal of tension band plates using the temporary hemiepiphysiodesis (THE). Values are presented as median and interquartile range in parenthesis