Step cut “V” osteotomy for acute correction in Blount’s disease treatment: A case series
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.03.044
Abstract: Highlights • Severe Blount’s disease results in progressive multiplanar deformity of the lower limb.• Blount’s disease management should be tailored individually.• Step Cut “V” Osteotomy developed by our institution in order to have more predictable… read more here.
Keywords: cut osteotomy; blount disease; step cut;
Tension Band Plate (TBP)-guided Hemiepiphysiodesis in Blount Disease: 10-Year Single-center Experience With a Systematic Review of Literature
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DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001393
Abstract: Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: Primary treatment for Blount disease has changed in the last decade from osteotomies or staples to tension band plate (TBP)-guided hemiepiphysiodesis. However, implant-related issues have been… read more here.
Keywords: review; tbp; blount disease; failure ... See more keywords
Predictive Factors for Recurrence in Infantile Blount Disease Treated With Tibial Osteotomy
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DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001666
Abstract: Background: This study aimed to determine the recurrence rate in infantile Blount disease (IBD) in a cohort of patients treated with a tibial osteotomy; and also to identify which factors were associated with recurrence. Methods:… read more here.
Keywords: infantile blount; factors recurrence; recurrence; treated tibial ... See more keywords
Comparative Evaluation of the Radiographic Parameters for Screening Early Blount Disease
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DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002074
Abstract: Background: Radiographic findings in young children with physiological bowing sometimes difficult to distinguish from early Blount disease. However, early diagnosis of the disease is critical because of the poor treatment outcomes for Blount disease. In… read more here.
Keywords: disease; mmb; angle; early blount ... See more keywords
Do Different Tibial Osteotomy Techniques Affect Sagittal Alignment in Children with Blount Disease?
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DOI: 10.1111/os.12674
Abstract: To determine the radiographic outcomes following dome or wedge‐shaped proximal tibial osteotomy in the management of infantile Blount disease with a particular interest in sagittal alignment of the knee joint. read more here.
Keywords: tibial osteotomy; different tibial; blount disease; sagittal alignment ... See more keywords
Racial differences in late-onset Blount disease
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DOI: 10.1177/18632521221091501
Abstract: Purpose: Blount disease is most common among obese Black children. The reason for Blount’s racial predisposition is unclear. Given that obesity is a risk factor for Blount disease and the known associations between race, obesity,… read more here.
Keywords: black patients; blount; non black; blount disease ... See more keywords
The Role of Taylor Spatial Frame in the Treatment of Blount Disease
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DOI: 10.1515/folmed-2017-0082
Abstract: Abstract Background: Alteration of the posteromedial part of the proximal tibia is the main characteristic of Blount’s disease and if left untreated, leg alignment and normal development of the lower limbs may be compromised. Aim:… read more here.
Keywords: taylor spatial; treatment; blount; spatial frame ... See more keywords
Langenskiöld Classification for Blount Disease: Is It Reliable?
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DOI: 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_679_18
Abstract: Backgrounds: Blount disease (BD) is a developmental disease which medial part of the proximal tibial physis resulting genu varum. Plain radiographs are necessary for diagnosis. For this purpose, Langenskiöld classification is used. There are not… read more here.
Keywords: langenski classification; three groups; blount disease; classification ... See more keywords