The Role of Taylor Spatial Frame in the Treatment of Blount Disease

Folia Medica

Angoules Antonios¹  Sakellariou Vassilios I.²  Panou Artemisia³  Portinaro Nicola Marcello³  Tsibidakis Haridimos⁴  Krumov Julian⁵  Kanellopoulos Anastasios D.⁶ 

[1] Department of Medical Laboratories, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Athens, Greece;Department of Orthopaedics, Mediterraneo Hospital, Glifada, Greece;Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Neuro-orthopaedics, University of Milan, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy;Orthopaedic Clinic and Ilizarov Unit, Hospital A. Manzoni, Lecco, Italy;Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinic, Military Medical Academy Hospital of Varna, Bulgaria;Pediatric Orthopaedics, Iaso Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece;

关键词: Blount’s disease;    external fixation;    tibial osteotomy;    children;    multiplanar deformity;   

DOI  :  10.1515/folmed-2017-0082

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Alteration of the posteromedial part of the proximal tibia is the main characteristic of Blount’s disease and if left untreated, leg alignment and normal development of the lower limbs may be compromised.

【 授权许可】

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