2019
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjz224
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Rare case of bilateral anterolateral and symmetrical bowing of tibia successfully treated with a distal tibial opening wedge osteotomy

Abstract: The anterolateral bowing of the tibia is closely associated with the development of its pseudarthrosis. Roughly, all deformities are unilateral so the shortening and angulation are easy to identify. We present a 6-year-old boy with an exuberant bilateral anterolateral bowing of tíbia. He has short stature, disturbed gait and callosity at the lateral border of the foot. Deformity was successfully treated by opening wedge tibia osteotomy and filled the remaining gap with structural fibular graft. It was fixed wi… Show more

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