Tension band plating in growth modulation : A review of current evidences


Published online: Sep 30 2015

Sudhir MAHAPATRA, Aravind HAMPANNVAR, Madan SAHOO

From the Department of Orthopedics, Vivekananda Hospital, Bhubaneswar and Odisha Centre for Children’s Orthopaedics, Cuttack, Odisha, India

Abstract

Tension band plating (TBF) has been pitted as the best method for correcting the angular deformities and limb length discrepancies (LLD) in growing children. In this review we examined the superiority of the tension band plating over other methods of grow