[Blount's disease in its infantile form. Apropos of 16 cases]

Chir Pediatr. 1986;27(6):335-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report 16 cases of tibia vara in children. They insist on: the difficult diagnosis of that pathology at the beginning, the early surgery (simple osteotomy) give a complete restoration, in neglected cases they recommend to elevate the medial condyle of the tibia with bone grafting, a tibial osteotomy and an epiphysiodesis of the lateral tibial condyle and proximal fibula.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Osteochondritis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteochondritis / surgery
  • Osteotomy / methods
  • Radiography
  • Tibia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tibia / surgery