OBJECTIVE The prevalence of lower limb deformities physiologically decreases after 5 years of age. It remains high in some tropical and subtropical regions where it has been associated with severe vitamin D deficiency, low calcium/milk intakes, malnutrition, and/or fluoride overexposure. Very little data is available in apparently healthy Caucasian children and adolescents. DESIGN We evaluate...

Abstract Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia Algerian type (MIM no.: 184253) is an uncommon autosomal dominant skeletal caused by heterozygous mutations in the COL2A1 gene 120140). In this case based review, we reported a 5-year-old boy with short stature, severe dorsolumbar scoliosis, lumbar hyperlordosis, trunk, and genu valgum. Radiological examination showed platyspondyly, irregular metaphyseal r...

The primary indications for performing a medial closing wedge distal femoral osteotomy are valgus knee malalignment, lateral compartment overload, meniscus insufficiency, and/or osteoarthritis or cartilage damage. Without correction of this there is an increased risk chondral damage in the and patellofemoral knee. optimal candidates procedure young, active individuals with moderate to severe ar...

Background: Objective was to study functional outcome of k-wire fixation in Genu valgum patients under 18 years age.Methods: Medial wedge osteotomy done all with significant deformity and fixed medial k-wires followed by postoperative cast. Patients were assessed preoperative LDFA TFA for correction Bostman Score outcome.Results: 27 (19 females 8 males) this study. There the mean radiological t...

BACKGROUND Progressive genu varum with disturbance of medial tibial physeal growth (classic Blount disease) is a well-studied phenomenon, and in rare cases, genu varum can occur because of medial distal femoral physeal growth disturbance (so-called femoral Blount disease). To our knowledge, progressive genu valgum caused by disturbance of lateral distal femoral physeal growth has not been descr...

BACKGROUND Lateral compartment osteoarthritis of the knee can be a challenging pathology in the younger, active population due to limited treatment options and high patient expectations. Distal femoral osteotomy (DFO) has been reported to be a potential treatment option. PURPOSE To perform a systematic review on the survival, outcomes, and complications of DFO for treatment of genu valgum wit...