A paradigm for the age-related treatment of knee dislocations in Larsen's syndrome

Three cases of Larsen's syndrome in siblings are presented to illustrate a paradigm for the age-related treatment of deformity. Each child presented a t a different age, with differing degrees of deformity and growth disturban ce. Both growth and remodeling potential influenced the choice of treatment and outcome. The surgeon who undertakes the correction or prevention of th ese deformities muse face the problem of and, it is hoped, use, growth pote ntial from open physes and the progressive loss of remodeling capacity with advancing age.