we present a case of unilateral tibia vara associated with an area of focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia in the medial aspect of the right proximal tibia. such a case has not been described previously. the affected child was 8 months old. deformity resolved without aggressive treatment. the pathogenesis of the focal lesion remains controversial. the most likely explanation is that the mesenchym...

Background The tibial cut referenced to the center of the intercondylar eminence often leads to varus malalignment in the presence of preexisting proximal tibia vara. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of lateralization of the lateral tibial plateau reference point (based on the amount of proximal tibia vara) on the postoperative coronal plane alignment. Methods In this p...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that compensatory valgus deformity of the femur is common in patients with tibia vara, or Blount disease. The availability and routine use of standing long-cassette radiographs of the lower extremities to assess angular deformities has allowed quantitative evaluation of this hypothesis. METHODS The cases of all patients with tibia vara, two years of ...

Operative correction for infantile and adolescent tibia vara has been described using both external and internal fixation. Gradual correction using a circular fixator offers the advantage of accurate coronal, sagittal, and axial plane correction without significant soft tissue dissection. This study evaluated the use of six-axis deformity analysis and the Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) for the corr...

Focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia of the tibia (FFCD) is a rare and benign condition associated with unilateral tibia vara in childhood. The first description was done by Bell in 1985. Since then more than sixty cases have been reported. The aetiology remains unknown. Five new cases are retrospectively reported. Four of them with tibia vara less than 30 degrees showed a spontaneous correction....

BACKGROUND Although many literature studied the effect of many factors on the prognosis of the early-onset Blount disease, studies that were written on the prognostic factors affecting late onset tibia vara are still limited. PURPOSE The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic value of the Langenskiold classification system for late onset tibia vara. METHODS Twenty children from the...

Morbid obesity and its association with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome have been increasingly recognised in children. Orthopaedic surgeons are often the primary medical contact for older children with tibia vara, which has long been associated with obesity, but are unfamiliar with the evaluation and treatment of sleep apnoea in children. We reviewed all children with tibia vara treated surgi...

PURPOSE Adolescent tibia vara is a multiplanar deformity that can lead to progressive deformity, altered gait, unequal leg lengths, and premature knee arthritis if uncorrected. The purpose of the current study is to report our experience in management of adolescent tibia vara using Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF). MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study of eleven adolescent tibia vara patients m...