Tibial Hemimelia

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Fig. 24.1 Jones classification of tibial hemimelia Kalamchi and Dawe, in their study of 21 cases in 1985, proposed a modification to the Jones classification and the results of their…

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Iatrogenic Deformities

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Fig. 32.1 This segmental tibia fracture in an adolescent was treated with casting and went onto malunion. The patient subsequently developed knee and ankle osteoarthritis What Is Acceptable Alignment? There…

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Controversies in Blount’s Disease

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Fig. 27.1 Langenskiöld radiographic classification of infantile Blount’s disease. Langenskiöld described six presumably progressive radiographic stages of deformity in infantile Blount’s disease. Stage I is often difficult to distinguish from…

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Arthrogryposis

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Group Type of involvement Group 1 Mainly limb involvement (four limbs, lower limbs or upper limbs) Group 2 Limbs are affected with involvement of other parts of the body Group…

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Pediatric Joint Contractures

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Fig. 11.1 The Silfverskiold test is used to determine the contribution of the gastrocnemius to the overall equinus contracture. The foot is dorsiflexed with the knee extended and then again…

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