A 31-year-old construction worker had been suffering from both the motion pain and the restriction of elevation in his right shoulder due to severe varus deformity of humeral neck, which occurred after proximal humeral fracture. The angle for shoulder flexion and abduction was restricted to 50 and 80 degrees, respectively. Valgus closing-wedge osteotomy followed by the internal fixation using a...

OBJECTIVE To measure the variation in posterior tibial slope angle and patellar height in patients who underwent proximal tibial valgus-producing osteotomy using the medial-opening wedge technique. METHODS Anteroposterior panoramic radiographs of the lower limbs and lateral radiographs of the knee obtained before and after tibial valgus-producing osteotomy on 46 patients with unicompartmental...

OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that autologous iliac bone grafts do not enhance clinical results and do not decrease complication rates in patients undergoing medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy. METHODS Forty patients allocated in a randomized, two-armed, double-blinded clinical trial were evaluated between 2007 and 2010. One group received bone graft, and the other group was left ...

Osteoarthritis in the setting of varus deformity can be difficult to treat in young and middle aged patients. Treatment options typically include arthroplasty versus joint preservation techniques. In young and middle aged patients, unicompartmental or total knee arthroplasty is often considered a less desirable treatment option due to the increased likelihood of requiring revision arthroplasty ...

To determine the effectiveness of the application of one stage posterior approach osteotomy with screw rod fixation and cage inserting anteriorly in late kyphosis deformity. 39 cases of late kyphosis deformity treated with one stage posterior approach osteotomy with screw rod fixation and cage inserting anteriorly were retrospective reviewed. The height of anterior and posterior margin of verte...

OBJECTIVE To report the use of three dimensional (3D) computed tomographic (CT) imaging, computer simulation and rapid prototype modelling to aid surgical correction of a complex antebrachial deformity in a dog. METHODS A six-year-old, 13 kg spayed female Chihuahua crossbreed dog was presented for worsening forelimb gait and exercise intolerance. Both forelimbs had gross angular limb deformit...

Varus deformity can be localized in the tibia, in the femur or in both. If varus deformity is localized within the femur, it is mandatory to correct it in the femur. This report presents the technique and results of a consecutive case series of lateral uniplanar and biplanar closed-wedge valgus osteotomy of the distal femur for the treatment of varus deformity of the knee. Retrospectively, fift...

BACKGROUND It has been observed that the correction of severe posttuberculous angular kyphosis is still a challenge, mainly because of the neurologic risk. METHODS Nine patients were reviewed after surgery (mean follow-up 18 months). There were 2 thoracic, 4 thoraco-lumbar and 3 lumbar kyphosis. The mean age at surgery was 23. Clinical results were evaluated by the Oswestry Disability Index (...

BACKGROUND Despite the ability of lateral closed-wedge osteotomy for cubitus varus deformity to restore carrying angle and preserve elbow motion, there have been reports of poor cosmetic appearance of the elbow because of lateral condylar prominence. METHOD We evaluated long-term results of remodeling of lateral condylar prominence after osteotomy in 11 patients (7 of the prepuberty group, 4 ...