ArticleJournal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
Angular deformities of lower limb in children: Correction for whom, when and how?
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Observational Retrospective and Prospective Study of Infantile Lower Limb Malformations and Deformities
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Percutaneous epiphysiodesis transphyseal screw versus tension-band plating as hemiepiphysiodesis in treating coronal angular knee deformities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Angular and Rotational Lower Limb Alignment Variations in Children: Practical Guidance for Paediatricians.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
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- Most vexing problem in pediatric fractures: Epiphyseal fractures.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Review
- Single Level Closed Wedge Osteotomy for Bilateral Genu Valgus with Isolated Tibial Angulation Deformity: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Management of Multiple Fractures in a Preadolescent With Osteogenesis Imperfecta Types III-IV.Cureus · 2024Article
- A Novel Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique for Eight-Plate Hemiepiphysiodesis: Description and Evaluation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Surgical outcome of angular deformity correction of lower limbs in rickets: a cross-sectional study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Efficacy and Complications of Fixator-Assisted Correction with Internal Fixation in the Genu Valgum.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Comparison between rasterstereographic scan and orthopedic examination for posture assessment: an observational study.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Guided Growth Technique for Epiphysiodesis and Hemiepiphysiodesis: Safety and Performance Evaluation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Isolating factors for the prediction of rebound after guided growth with tension band plating for the valgus deformity of the knee.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Neglected bilateral geno valgum deformity managed with a dynamic compression plate and the ilizarov construct: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Intra- and interobserver reliability analysis of pediatric lower limb parameters on digital long leg radiographs.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Indications and Timing of Guided Growth Techniques for Pediatric Upper Extremity Deformities: A Literature Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Treatment of genu valgum by a novel percutaneous transverse metaphyseal osteotomy of the distal femur in children and adolescents.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2022Article
- Coronal plane deformity around the knee in the skeletally immature population: A review of principles of evaluation and treatment.World journal of orthopedics · 2022Review
- O papel da estereorradiografia na avaliação das deformidades dos membros inferiores.Radiologia brasileiraReview
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Abstract
Angular deformities are common presentations in childhood and adolescent age group. It is important to differentiate a true deformity from a physiological deformity, this requires measurement of the intercondylar and intermalleolar distance. Once a true deformity is diagnosed, the apex of the deformity requires to be established. Lower limb frontal plane deformities are evaluated with a true AP standing radiographs of the entire lower limb from hip to ankle. Mechanical or anatomical axis calculation gives the apex (CORA) as well as the magnitude of deformity. Frontal plane deformities require surgical intervention. In younger children, growth modulation surgery allows correction of the deformity with minimal morbidity and without the need for osteotomy. Older children, adolescents and adults require corrective osteotomy. The corrective osteotomy can be closed wedge, open wedge, or a dome osteotomy. The osteotomy may be stabilized with internal fixation with plate and screws or an intramedullary implant as is dictated by the level of osteotomy and the local bony anatomy. External fixators allow gradual and precise correction of the deformity.
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