Calcaneal Neck Lengthening Osteotomy in Children With Artificial Bone Graft

University of Aarhus10 enrolled

Overview

In a group of children with severe and painful flatfeet lengthening procedures of calcaneus can be indicated. In this study the investigators use an artificial bone graft technique to avoid removing bone graft from the iliac crest.

The aim is to study the clinical and radiological effects of calcaneal lengthening with either autogen bonegraft or a HA-βTCP graft material in a group of children with planovalgus. The hypothesis is that it is possible to achieve a stabile osteotomy with HA-βTCP graft material equal to the use of autogen bonegraft thus avoiding the need to obtaining iliac crest graft material at growing children.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pes Plano Valgus Flatfeet

Interventions

Lateral lengthening osteotomy of calcaneusPROCEDURE

Use of artificial bone graft

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * pain * gait disturbance Exclusion Criteria: * post traumatic conditions

Locations (1)

Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Healing of osteotomy

Will be followed with repeated clinical examinations until healing

Time frame: 104 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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