Tibia vara

The purpose was to assess the accuracy of deformity correction achieved in patients with tibia vara using acute intraoperative… Expand

BACKGROUND Late-onset tibia vara (Blount disease) can be difficult to treat because of frequent morbid obesity and associated… Expand

Operative correction for infantile and adolescent tibia vara has been described using both external and internal fixation… Expand

Osteotomy is the well-established treatment of Blount's disease (tibia vara), although the types of fixation used vary… Expand

Idiopathic tibia vara or Blount's disease can be classified into three age-onset groups: (1) infantile, less than three years; (2… Expand

Nine oblique proximal tibial osteotomies were performed on six children with genu varum, all but one of whom had Blount's disease… Expand

This clinical, radiographic, and histologic study clarifies the evolution of the distinct clinical and radiographic disorder… Expand

To elucidate the cause of tibia vara, finite element analysis of the proximal tibia was used to investigate the stresses… Expand

BLOUNT DISEASE (tibia vara) ~ is a skeletal disorder characterized by bowed legs and tibial torsion. Radiographically, the… Expand

The metaphyseal-diaphyseal angle is the angle created by the intersection of a line through the transverse plane of the proximal… Expand