Opening-wedge osteotomy, allografting with dual buttress plate fixation for severe genu recurvatum caused by partial growth arrest of the proximal tibial physis: a case report. Journal of orthopaedic trauma. [J Orthop Trauma] Journal article | | Title | Opening-wedge osteotomy, allografting with dual buttress plate fixation for severe genu recurvatum caused by partial growth arrest of the proximal tibial physis: a case report. | | Author(s) | Chen LC, Chan YS, Wang CJ | | Institution | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. | | Source | J Orthop Trauma 2004 Jul; 18(6):384-7. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Bone Development
Bone Plates
Bone Transplantation
Growth Plate
Humans
Joint Deformities, Acquired
Knee Joint
Leg Length Inequality
Male
Osteotomy
Tibia
| | Abstract | Injuries to the proximal tibial physis are among the least common epiphyseal injuries. We present a case of severe genu recurvatum deformity (45 degrees) with leg length discrepancy (4 cm) following a neglected proximal tibial physeal injury incurred 6 years previously. The 16-year-old patient was successfully treated by open-wedge osteotomy, allograft reconstruction, and dual buttress plate fixation. At 3 years' follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic, fully active with a full range of motion (0 - 140 degrees) of the leg, and equal leg lengths. There were no signs of genu recurvatum clinically. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 15213505 |
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