An 8-year-old with genu valgum: Questions
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DOI: 10.1007/s00467-018-4086-0
Abstract: An 8-year-old Caucasian boy was followed for 6 months for a history of lower limb weakness, abnormal gait, and increasing fatigue. He was initially evaluated by a neurologist and had MRI spine, electromyography, and a… read more here.
Keywords: genu valgum; genu; year old; nephrology ... See more keywords
An 8-year-old with genu valgum: Answers
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DOI: 10.1007/s00467-018-4090-4
Abstract: X-ray findings of knee (Fig. 1a, b) and wrist (Fig. 1c) are suggestive of rickets. His laboratory findings showed normal calcium, but low phosphorous, which is suggestive of hypophosphatemic rickets. Differential diagnosis of hypophosphatemic rickets… read more here.
Keywords: fgf23; hypophosphatemic rickets; valgum answers; genu valgum ... See more keywords
Experience of supracondylar cheveron osteotomy for genu valgum in 115 adolescent knees.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2017.05.017
Abstract: PURPOSE Medial close wedge Coventry type osteotomy is commonly performed procedure for adoloscent Genu valgum. However this osteotomy has some inherent problems, a wedge resection causes shortening of affected site. An additional plate for stabilization… read more here.
Keywords: genu valgum; osteotomy; time; cheveron osteotomy ... See more keywords
Genu Valgum After Distal Femur Extension Osteotomy in Children With Cerebral Palsy
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DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002076
Abstract: Background: Distal femur extension osteotomy (DFEO) is a common treatment for knee flexion contracture and crouch gait in patients with cerebral palsy (CP), but skeletally immature patients tend to develop genu valgum deformities after DFEO.… read more here.
Keywords: valgum; femur extension; genu valgum; angle ... See more keywords
Is surgery always indicated in rachitic coronal knee deformities? Our experience in 198 knees
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DOI: 10.1177/2309499017693532
Abstract: Introduction: Defective mineralization of osteoid matrix prior to physeal closure causes rickets. Poor calcification of the cartilage matrix in the zone of provisional calcification causes flattened skull, rachitic rosary, bowed legs, coxa vara and brittle… read more here.
Keywords: genu varum; surgery; knee deformities; knee ... See more keywords
Treatment of genu valgum in children by means of temporary hemiepiphysiodesis using eight-plates: short-term findings
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DOI: 10.1186/s12891-017-1823-7
Abstract: BackgroundIdiopathic genu valgum is a frequently diagnosed growth disorder in adolescence. Whenever the possibilities of conservative therapy have been exhausted, leg straightening by means of hemiepiphysiodesis has become the standard form of treatment. Because of… read more here.
Keywords: genu valgum; eight plates; hemiepiphysiodesis; growth ... See more keywords
Closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy combined with medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for recurrent patellar dislocation with genu valgum
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DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04554-5
Abstract: Background Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (MPFLR) is a well-established procedure for addressing recurrent patellar dislocation (RPD) in young patients. However, despite being a promising procedure for RPD with genu valgum, there is a scarcity of… read more here.
Keywords: medial patellofemoral; ligament reconstruction; patellofemoral ligament; distal femoral ... See more keywords
Case report: rare skeletal manifestations in a child with primary hyperparathyroidism
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DOI: 10.1186/s12902-017-0197-z
Abstract: BackgroundPrimary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is uncommon among children with an incidence of 1:300,000. This diagnosis is often missed in children in contrast to adults where it is detected at a pre symptomatic stage due to routine… read more here.
Keywords: skeletal manifestations; hyperparathyroidism; rare skeletal; genu valgum ... See more keywords
Genu Valgum and Obesity in the Pediatric Patient
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.147.3_meetingabstract.833
Abstract: Background: The increased incidence of obesity in the pediatric population is accompanied by increased incidence and severity of lower extremity pathology. Genu valgum is thought to improve as children grow, however, our clinical observations suggest… read more here.
Keywords: obesity pediatric; genu; genu valgum; valgum obesity ... See more keywords
CORONAL PLANE GROWTH MODULATION FOR GENU VALGUM IN SKELETAL DYSPLASIA
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DOI: 10.1590/1413-785220223006e249113
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the efficiency and rates of correction by hemiepiphysiodesis using 8-plate to manage genu valgum deformity in children with skeletal dysplasia. Methods: Eleven children with skeletal dysplasia (three female, eight male; mean… read more here.
Keywords: skeletal dysplasia; genu valgum; hemiepiphysiodesis using;
PREVALENCE OF GENU VALGUM IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF SANTOS (SP), BRAZIL
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DOI: 10.1590/1984-0462/;2017;35;4;00002
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of genu valgum and associated factors in elementary school students. Methods: Cross-sectional study, carried out in 2015, with 1,050 children and adolescents enrolled in an elementary school in Santos,… read more here.
Keywords: overweight obese; elementary school; prevalence genu; genu valgum ... See more keywords