Figure 6From: Surgical-experimental principles of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with open growth platesIn the absence of an epiphyseal bone core or at the beginning of its formation (above), and the risk to develop a transphyseal bone bridge is lower in comparison to a situation where the bone core has developed further. In these cases a transphyseal bone formation with the development of a dip deformity could be observed (below) (modified from Barash and Siffert 1966).Back to article page