Conservative treatment of genu valgus and varum with medial/lateral heel wedges.
Symptomatic bowlegs and knock-knees are common in the aging person and aging athlete secondary to knee trauma. Diagnosis is made by observation and in mild degrees by a standing alignment x-ray that shows narrowing of the joint surface on the appropriate side. The patients complained of pain on the convexity side of the deformity. Treatment consisted of a simple exercise program, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and appropriate 1/8-inch wedges on the lateral side of the heel for bowlegs or on the medial side of the heel for knock-knees. The effect of a simple heel wedge formed the basis for conservative treatment of symptomatic knee deformities.
Orthopaedics Indianapolis, Inc., IN 46202.
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Wolfe
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D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008124:Locomotion; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010146:Pain
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal