title: Distal tibiofibular diastasis secondary to osteochondroma in a child.
abstract: An 18-month-old girl with a distal tibiofibular diastasis secondary to an osteochondroma was seen with a valgus deformity of the ankle. The patient underwent operative excision of the osteochondroma at the age of 2 years. At 13-year followup there was resolution of the diastasis, and the patient was free of symptoms. Early excision obviates the need for complex reconstructive surgery to correct ankle deformity later.
authors.affiliation: Allegheny University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Spatz
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Guille
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology*; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013977:Tibia / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome