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Table 1. List of innovations in paediatric orthopaedics based on their type.

Technological	Biological	Both technological & biological
Advanced musculoskeletal imaging 3D printing 3D-instrumented gait analysis Six-axis external fixation device Motorized internal limb lengthening Magnetically controlled growth rods for EOS Intra-operative assistance technologies (navigation, robotics) Intra-operative neuromonitoring Remote monitoring, rehabilitation & orthotics	Ponseti technique (pathomechanics, conceptual) Safe surgical dislocation of hip (anatomy-based) Botulinum toxin (chemodenervation) Research on stem cells & gene therapy	Growth modulation with tension band plate

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3D: three-dimensional; EOS: early onset scoliosis.

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