PURPOSE Past classification for the treatment of idiopathic genu vara depended simply on the measurement of distance between the knees, without attention to the rotational profile of the lower extremity. We retrospectively analyzed anatomical causes of idiopathic genu vara. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty eight patients with idiopathic genu vara were included in this study. All patients were surg...

BACKGROUND Research into the optimal treatment of fibrous dysplasia has been limited by the lack of an established classification system for the disease. The purposes of this study were to develop a radiographic classification for fibrous dysplasia of the proximal femur and to test this classification's intra- and interobserver reliability as well as the effectiveness of our treatments. METHO...

BACKGROUND Optimal leg alignment is the goal of tibial osteotomy. The Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) and the Ilizarov method enable gradual realignment of angulation and translation in the coronal, sagittal, and axial planes, therefore, the term six-axis correction. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We asked whether this approach would allow precise correction of tibial deformities. METHODS We retrospectively...

Cavo-varus deformity of the foot secondary to poliomyelitis, congenital club foot or other diseases is a rather complex deformity caused by imbalance of intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the foot. Correction by tarsal reconstruction with or without soft-tissue procedures is the accepted form of treatment. However, in children too young for tarsal reconstruction the problem remains, because the...

Intra-articular resection of bone with soft-tissue balancing and total knee replacement (TKR) has been described for the treatment of patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee associated with an ipsilateral malunited femoral fracture. However, the extent to which deformity in the sagittal plane can be corrected has not been addressed. We treated 12 patients with severe arthritis of the kn...

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 ...

We report the early results of high tibial osteotomy (HTO) in medial compartment osteoarthritis (OA) and varus deformity using the Taylor spatial frame (TSF). Between October 2005 and April 2007, 9 patients with medial compartment OA and varus deformity underwent TSF application and medial opening wedge HTO. Pre- and post-operative Oxford knee scores, SF-12 and visual analogue pain scores were ...

Hallux varus can present as a congenital deformity or it can be acquired secondary to trauma, surgery, or neuromuscular disease. In the present report, we describe the presence of hallux varus as a sequela of calcaneal fracture with entrapment of the medial plantar nerve in the calcaneal tunnel and recommend that clinicians be wary of this when they clinically, and radiographically, evaluate pa...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the causes of permanent disability after supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children. By so doing I hope to show what degree of residual displacement can be accepted without detriment to the patient, and that which must be corrected to obtain an elbow of normal appearance and a full range of movement. A survey of the literature reveals many conflic...