Biological Bone Plate and Iliac Bone Autograft for Proximal Tibial Slope Changing Osteotomy in Genu Recurvatum.

ABSTRACT: Genu recurvatum (GR) is defined as knee hyperextension greater than 5°, with the normal physiological accepted limits of up to 10 to 15° of extension. Physiological GR is commonly bilateral, symmetrical, and mostly asymptomatic. Pathologic GR is usually asymmetric, symptomatic, and can be congenital or acquired. Acquired GR can be classified according to the origin of the deformity into pure osseous, soft tissue, and combined types. Symptomatic GR can present with anterior knee pain and/or instability. Surgery is generally indicated in symptomatic (pain, instability), pathologic GR with an associated causative correctible deformity (bony, soft tissue, or a combination of both). Tibial slope-reversing osteotomy is indicated for the osseous or mixed types where there is inverted tibial slope

SUBMITTER: Zein AMN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244464 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature