ALLMedicine™ Blount Disease Center

Dec 10th, 2020 - Late-presenting or recurrent infantile Blount disease (IBD) is characterized by knee instability because of medial tibial plateau depression, multiplanar proximal tibial deformity, and potential distal femoral deformity. The surgical treatment str...

Oct 19th, 2020 - This study aimed to determine the recurrence rate in infantile Blount disease (IBD) in a cohort of patients treated with a tibial osteotomy; and also to identify which factors were associated with recurrence. We reviewed the records of 20 patients...

Oct 12th, 2020 - Treatment of infantile tibia vara or Blount disease (ITV/BD) in patients < 3 years old and Langenskiold stages I-III consists of orthosis and, in relapsing cases, proximal tibial osteotomy and/or proximal tibial guided growth laterally with a tens...

Jun 24th, 2020 - Practice Essentials Blount disease (also known as infantile tibia vara) is characterized by bowing (unilateral or bilateral) and length discrepancy in the lower limbs (see the image below). Blount disease has 2 primary types: infantile (early onse...

May 20th, 2020 - Obesity is strongly associated with both Blount disease and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Obesity increases risks for anesthetic and postoperative complications, and OSA can further exacerbate these risks. Since children with Blount disease might...

Dec 10th, 2020 - Late-presenting or recurrent infantile Blount disease (IBD) is characterized by knee instability because of medial tibial plateau depression, multiplanar proximal tibial deformity, and potential distal femoral deformity. The surgical treatment str...

Oct 19th, 2020 - This study aimed to determine the recurrence rate in infantile Blount disease (IBD) in a cohort of patients treated with a tibial osteotomy; and also to identify which factors were associated with recurrence. We reviewed the records of 20 patients...

Oct 12th, 2020 - Treatment of infantile tibia vara or Blount disease (ITV/BD) in patients < 3 years old and Langenskiold stages I-III consists of orthosis and, in relapsing cases, proximal tibial osteotomy and/or proximal tibial guided growth laterally with a tens...

Jun 24th, 2020 - Practice Essentials Blount disease (also known as infantile tibia vara) is characterized by bowing (unilateral or bilateral) and length discrepancy in the lower limbs (see the image below). Blount disease has 2 primary types: infantile (early onse...

May 20th, 2020 - Obesity is strongly associated with both Blount disease and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Obesity increases risks for anesthetic and postoperative complications, and OSA can further exacerbate these risks. Since children with Blount disease might...

Dec 21st, 2015 - The reported technique, using an oblique metaphyseal closing wedge osteotomy with internal fixation in obese patients, is practical, safe, and reliable. This technique is a useful alternative to an external fixator.

Sep 3rd, 2015 - Total knee replacements can effectively treat degeneration caused by Blount disease, according to a study published online ahead of print July 11 in the Journal of Arthroplasty. Middle-aged patients with Blount disease who underwent joint replacem.