
The Hinge Pediatric Plating SystemTM
The Hinge Pediatric Plating SystemTM is an articulated plate and screw system used to correct, through growth modulation, knee deformities in growing children. This innovative plate is intended to fix pediatric mal-alignment through a less-invasive, gentle correction. The rationale behind the design of the Hinge Plate is to achieve the ideal placement of a true hinge, at the growth plate, which allows for a guided manipulation of the deformity with less risk of implant failure and avoiding invasive osteotomies.
Publications
- White Paper – Not thicker but stronger
- White Paper – Innovating where others have failed
- Abstract – Radiographic Results and Complications of 3 Guided Growth Implants
- Abstract – Guided growth for angular correction in children: a comparison of two tension band plate designs
- Abstract - Guided growth with Hinge Plates for lack of extension and fixed flexion of the knee
Intended use
The Hinge Pediatric Plating System is indicated as a temporary implant to aid in the correction of angular deformities of long bones by modulating longitudinal growth of the physis in pediatric patients. It can be used to correct the following conditions:
- Femur and tibia: varus, valgus, flexion or extension deformities of the knee.
- Humerus: valgus or varus deformities of the elbow.
- Radius and Ulna: flexion or extension deformities of the wrist.
- Ankle: varus, valgus or plantar flexion deformities of the ankle.
Advantages
- Ideal placement of a true hinge at the growth plate
- Stronger screw design
- Easily adaptable to different bone morphology
- Variety of plate and screw sizes
- Unrestrained angular rotation around fulcrum
- Precise and simple surgical technique
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