BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In the last decade, intramedullary limb lengthening has become a viable alternative to traditional external systems. We retrospectively analyzed the use of an intramedullary motorized nail (Fitbone) in a consecutive series of 32 patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS During the period September 2006 to December 2008, 32 consecutive patients with a median age of 17 (IQR: 15-19) ...

Congenital femoral deficiency (CFD) is often associated with cruciate ligament deficiency. The lateral scanogram may be a potential solution to some limitations for detecting instability This qualitative case study identified two children congenital who were assessed and had their results correlated the clinical examination MRI. Both cases child deficiency, one total leg length discrepancy (LLD...

INTRODUCTION: Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) is the most common cause of the adult flatfoot and is treated with a variety of operations such as tendon transfers, ligament reconstruction, osteotomies, and arthrodeses. Lateral column lengthening with a calcaneocuboid fusion (LCL) (Fig. 1) has been reported for treatment of PTTD in adults (1) to correct the deformity, while minimizing ...

The aim of the study was to ascertain whether spiking of the tibial tubercle is associated with cartilage defects detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint. Angulation of the tip of the medial and lateral tubercles, and the height of the tubercles above the tibial plateau were measured on a standard anteroposterior radiograph of the knee...