New Single-stage Double Osteotomy for Late-presenting Infantile Tibia Vara: A Comprehensive Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Successful surgical treatment of late-presenting infantile tibia vara (ITV) patient requires the correction of oblique deformities. The purpose of this study was to report on a new comprehensive approach to correct and prevent recurrence of these deformities with a single procedure.

Methods

Medical records of 23 consecutive children (7 to 18 y) with advanced ITV (29 knees) were retrospectively reviewed after a mean of 7.3 years postoperatively (range, 2 to 22 y). Indications for the corrective surgery were any child 7 year or older with a varus mechanical axis angle ≥10 degrees or a varus anatomic axis angle ≥11 degrees and a medial tibial angle (MTA) slope <60 degrees. The deformities were corrected with a dome-shaped osteotomy proximal to the tibial tubercle wit

SUBMITTER: Abraham E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5498283 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May/Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature