This was done to avoid drilling across the physis. However ... that did not violate the epiphysis. There were no growth deformities in this series. Mizuta and colleagues [11] described poor ...
In 3 of 6 animals in group 1, a valgus deformity resulted due to fusion of the lateral epiphysis of the femur ... tibial tunnel had deformity of the physis. Filling the tunnel with a soft tissue ...