Distal tibial transphyseal osteotomy for ankle varus deformity in an operated case of clubfoot.
Ankle varus deformity arises due to a number of congenital and acquired causes leading to significant functional debility in the patients, especially children. We report a less commonly used technique, the transphyseal osteotomy of distal tibia, for the correction of varus deformity of the ankle joint in a thirteen-year-old boy. Full correction of the deformity could be achieved using this technique. The patient is fully functional with normal gait. No recurrence was detected at follow-up visit 26 months later.
Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India. drvikastrivedi@yahoo.co.in
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Bacha
D000293:Adolescent; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors