4year boy
40day old ago
40day old ago
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Ananda Regmi It is an angular malalignment needs osteotomy n plating as because angulation is towards upperpart of lower third.
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Sagar Chhetri Angular malalignment…..needs osteotomy n fixation probably plating will be good choice………..
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Kanav Padha Should do osteotomy. Reasons-1. Ankle are not growing ends so chance or remodelling less.2.deformity not in plane of motion of joint.3. Varus less tolerated than valgus.
Remember we do corrective osteotomy in cubitus varus ( non wt bearing joint) why not in wt bearing joint. -
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Pedro Jorba I measure it to be about 15 degrees. It might indeed need an osteotomy, but personally, I would wait 4-6 months to see how much it remodels. It won’t hurt to wait a little bit, and really, it’s such a young child.
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Vishal Garg follow up X rays:: if deformity does not increase in next 2 years then it should correct itself in adolescence::::: but if it deteriorates: corrective osteotomy
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Anuj Agrawal The deformity, if correctly measured, is around 15-16°. I have checked the literature regarding acceptable limits of angulation in tibial fractures, and surprisingly could not find any for young children less than 5-6 years of age.
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Deepak N Inamdar am surprised that so many are suggesting osteotomy at first shot ….for a 4yr old child ???