Tibial opening greenstick osteotomy for Blount's disease.
Tibial opening wedge greenstick osteotomy with fibular interposition, for infantile Blount's disease (Langenskiöld II through IV) and moderate-to-severe adolescent Blount's disease, achieved intraoperative stability with accurate correction of angular, longitudinal, and rotational deformities and rapid healing in 10 patients. There were no complications.
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Sports Medicine and Knee Surgery Center, Milwaukee, Wis 53215, USA.
D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D001864:Bone Wires; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology