Orthopedic & Muscular System: Current Research
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ISSN: 2161-0533
ISSN: 2161-0533
Research Article
Modified Oblique Proximal Tibial Osteotomy for Deformity Correction of Tibia Vara (Blount Disease)
Author(s): Mohamed Mansour Elzohairy Mohamed Mansour Elzohairy
Background: In Blount’s disease, there is a complex three-dimensional deformity which typically includes varus, internal rotation, and (sometimes) procurvatum. The best way to obtain correction is with simple procedure carried out as high in the tibia as possible to promote rapid union, quick remodeling, and with minimal proximal shaft deformity. Patients and methods: 17 patients with tibia vara underwent corrections of deformity associated with tibia vara by modified Rab proximal tibial oblique osteotomy at our hospital. In twelve patients the deformity was bilateral and it was unilateral in the other five patients, with a total of 29 tibiae. They were ten boys and seven girls with a mean age at surgery of 3 years 6 months (range, 3 years 2 months to 4 years 11 months). The patients were in stage III of the Langenskiöld classification (1952) of the disease. Re.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0533.1000118