BACKGROUND AND AIMS The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of proximal tibia osteotomy on hip biomechanics. METHODS This cohort study was conducted on 50 knees of 37 patients divided into two groups of unilateral and bilateral surgeries during 2015-2016. Patients underwent medial open-wedge osteotomy of proximal tibia. Axial alignment of lower limb radiography was carried out for the...

CONTEXT Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common overuse injuries. OBJECTIVE To assess the collective evidence of predisposing factors to PFPS. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE (1960-June 2010), EMBASE (1980-June 2010), and CINAHL (1982-June 2010). STUDY SELECTION Studies were included if patients were asymptomatic at baseline testing (free of PFPS) and were prospectively followe...

Blount's disease is a progressive form of genu varum due to asymmetrical inhibition of the postero medial portion of the proximal tibial epiphysis. The surgical treatments involved in correction of Blount's disease are often technically demanding, complicated procedures.  These procedures can lead to prolonged recovery times and poor patient compliance. In such a context we are suggesting "fibu...

INTRODUCTION Severe cases of genu varum represent a major challenge in obtaining normal configuration of the proximal tibia and overall limb alignment. PRESENTATION OF CASE We performed inverted V-shaped high tibial osteotomy (HTO) by using a locking plate for recurrent severe bilateral tibia vara in a 15-year-old female patient with Turner syndrome. Preoperative medial proximal tibial angle ...

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease, causing considerable disability and impairment of quality of life. Hereditary osteochondrodysplasias and some inborn errors of metabolism may mimic or cause premature osteoarthritis. Osteochondrodysplasias usually cause joint deformities, such as coxa vara or genu varum, which can cause abnormal biomechanics. In most of these disorders, the artic...

INTRODUCTION Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) is an autosomal dominant osteochondrodysplasia due to mutations in the gene encoding cartilage oligomeric matrix protein. It is characterized by rhizomelic dwarfism, limb and vertebral deformity, joint laxity and early onset osteoarthrosis. We present the girl with the early expressed and severe PSACH born to clinically and radiographically unaffected p...

Introduction: véritable attribut de la féminité, le port de chaussures à talons est devenu une exigence professionnelle dans certaines structures des pays en développement comme le Bénin. L'objectif de ce travail est de déterminer les effets spécifiques du port de chaussures à talons hauts sur le squelette appendiculaire inférieur. Méthodes: des examens radiographiques de face et de profil de l...

OBJECTIVES To determine if measurements of static lower limb alignment are related to lower limb injury in recreational runners. METHODS Static lower limb alignment was prospectively measured in 87 recreational runners. They were observed for the following six months for any running related musculoskeletal injuries of the lower limb. Injuries were defined according to six types: R1, R2, and R...

Introduction: pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is hormone resistance syndrome described for the first time in 1942 by Albright et al. All this patients had high levels of the PTH and specific skeletal deformities which were later termed as Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (AHO). The PTH requires the alpha subunit of G protein for its action. GNAS1 gene encodes the alpha subunit of the G protein...