Whatʼs New in Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction

2011 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Sabharwal ◽  
Stuart Green ◽  
Jim McCarthy ◽  
Reggie C Hamdy
Keyword(s):  
Deformity Correction ◽  
Limb Lengthening

Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction in Patients with Skeletal Dysplasias

2016 ◽  
pp. 313-332
Author(s):  
Mihir M. Thacker ◽  
Ellen Dean Davis ◽  
Colleen P. Ditro ◽  
William Mackenzie
Keyword(s):  
Deformity Correction ◽  
Limb Lengthening ◽  
Skeletal Dysplasias

scholarly journals Limb lengthening in the treatment of posteromedial bowing of the tibia

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 480-487
Author(s):  
J. Eric Gordon ◽  
Perry L. Schoenecker ◽  
Thomas R. Lewis ◽  
Mark L. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Maturity ◽  
Deformity Correction ◽  
Limb Lengthening ◽  
Limb Length Discrepancy ◽  
Single Institution ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Tibial Lengthening ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Ankle Valgus

Purpose Posteromedial bowing of the tibia is an uncommon but recognized congenital lower extremity deformity in children that can lead to limb length discrepancy (LLD) and residual angulatory deformity. The purpose of this study is to report a series of children at a single institution with posteromedial bowing treated by lengthening. Methods A retrospective review was carried out at our institution identifying 16 patients who were treated with limb lengthening for posteromedial bowing of the tibia and followed to skeletal maturity. Projected LLD was a mean of 7.7 cm (range 5.0 cm to 14.2 cm). Three patients were treated in a staged fashion with lengthening and deformity correction at age three to four years and subsequent definitive tibial lengthening. The remaining 13 patients were treated with limb lengthening approaching adolescence using circular external fixation. Results All patients were pain free and ambulated without a limp at final follow-up. The mean final LLD was 0.3 cm short. In spite of correction of distal tibial shaft valgus in 11 of the 16 patients, eight of the 16 (50%) required later correction of persistent, symptomatic ankle valgus by either hemiepiphyseodesis (seven patients) or osteotomy (one patient). Conclusions Children with posteromedial bowing of the tibial with projected LLD over 5cm can be effectively treated with lengthening. Patients with severe valgus of more than 30° of shaft valgus and difficulty ambulating at age three years can be successfully treated with a two-stage lengthening procedure. Attention should be paid in patients with posteromedial bowing to ankle valgus. Level of Evidence IV

What’s New in Limb-Lengthening and Deformity Correction

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 (16) ◽  
pp. 1399-1406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Sabharwal ◽  
Kevin W. Louie ◽  
J. Spence Reid
Keyword(s):  
Deformity Correction ◽  
Limb Lengthening

scholarly journals Blocking Screw-assisted Intramedullary Nailing Using the Reverse-rule-of-thumbs for Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Austin T. Fragomen ◽  
S Robert Rozbruch ◽  
Sherif Dabash ◽  
David T Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Intramedullary Nailing ◽  
Deformity Correction ◽  
Limb Lengthening
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