Limb-lengthening and angular correction for dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica.
We report a patient with severe varus deformity and tibial shortening caused by dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica (DEH), a rare skeletal developmental disorder characterized by an osteocartilaginous tumor arising from an epiphysis in young children. Limb lengthening and angular correction was performed successfully, with an excellent result without abnormal bone growth.
Nishiyama
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie Prefectural Kusanomi Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children, 1-29-25 Shiroyama, Tsu, Mie 514-0818, Japan.
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Akeda
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Uchida
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D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000473:pathology*; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery