Status:

TERMINATED

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Leg Length Discrepancy Techniques

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Collaborating Sponsors:

Boston Children's Hospital

The Hospital for Sick Children

Conditions:

Leg Length Discrepancy

Eligibility:

All Genders

7-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a randomized clinical trial of epiphysiodesis techniques: percutaneous transphyseal screw epiphysiodesis versus percutaneous drill epiphysiodesis for the correction of leg length discrepancy. ...

Detailed Description

Drill and screw epiphysiodesis are the two most common techniques for surgical correction of predicted limb length discrepancies 2-5cm. Both procedures require minimal incisions, less than 1cm, (Canal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Open growth plates
  • Skeletally immature requiring isolated complete epiphysiodesis of the distal femur and/or proximal tibia
  • At least one year of predicted growth remaining
  • Less than 18 years of age
  • Predicted limb length discrepancy 2-7 cm

Exclusion

  • Patients undergoing additional orthopedic procedures at time of epiphysiodesis
  • Metabolic bone disease or "sick physis" syndrome, that may cause bone to grow in an unpredictable manner.
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

170 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02260856

Start Date

June 1 2015

End Date

December 1 2023

Last Update

January 24 2025

Active Locations (3)

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Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

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Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, United States, 10021

3

Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8