title: Correction of genu recurvatum secondary to Osgood-Schlatter disease: a case report.
abstract: Complications secondary to Osgood-Schlatter disease are rare, and there have been few reports on their treatment. Partial growth arrest of the proximal tibial physis as a result of Osgood-Schlatter disease has been infrequently described. Genu recurvatum from partial physeal arrest can cause cosmetic deformity, instability, pain, and weakness. We report a case of genu recurvatum secondary to Osgood-Schlatter disease treated successfully with proximal tibial osteotomy and distraction with a Taylor spatial frame.
authors.affiliation: 'Shriners Hospitals for Children, Erie Unit, 1645 West 8th Street, Erie, PA 16505, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bellicini
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Khoury
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004867:Equipment Design; D016267:External Fixators; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000150:complications*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation; D010027:Osteotomy; D010329:Patella; D013977:Tibia