Monocompartmental epiphyseal distract.
The author presents 2 cases of genu varum due to Blount's disease, one in an infant and the other in an adolescent. Both were successfully corrected by monolateral medial epiphyseal distraction using Hoffmann's external fixator.
D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000150:complications*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*