In:
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery, Vol. 87-B, No. 10 ( 2005-10), p. 1411-1415
Abstract:
A percutaneous supramalleolar osteotomy with multiple drill holes and closed osteoclasis was used to correct rotational deformities of the tibia in patients with cerebral palsy. The technique is described and the results in 247 limbs (160 patients) are reported. The mean age at the time of surgery was 10.7 years (4 to 20). The radiographs were analysed for time to union, loss of correction, and angulation at the site of the osteotomy. Bone healing was obtained in all patients except one in a mean period of seven weeks (5 to 12). Malunion after loss of reduction at the site of the osteotomy developed in one tibia. Percutaneous supramalleolar osteotomy of the tibia is a safe and simple surgical procedure.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0301-620X
,
2044-5377
DOI:
10.1302/0301-620X.87B10.16712
Language:
English
Publisher:
British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
Publication Date:
2005
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2697480-0
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2039886-4
