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Transphyseal Vs. Physeal Sparing ACL Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients: Risk of Subsequent Lower Extremity Growth Deformity

NCT03081026 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2020-10-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To assess the risk of lower extremity angular growth deformity following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions in young patients who are not yet skeletally mature. The study will compare two surgical techniques (physeal sparing vs transphyseal).

Conditions

  • ACL Reconstruction

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Bilateral hip to ankle x-ray, exam and strength testing.

Only an X-Ray is performed and reviewed to identify any growth disturbances.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Dean C Taylor, MD · Duke Sports Medicine

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-01
Primary Completion
2020-03-06
Completion
2020-03-06

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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