ALLMedicine™ Blount Disease Center

Feb 18th, 2023 - The Black pediatric population is one that has been historically underserved and continues to have unmet needs. Factors including lack of diversity in orthopaedic studies and in historical standards, such as bone age, may inadvertently lead to inf...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Several predictive factors for infantile Blount disease recurrence after tibial osteotomy were discovered. This study aimed to examine and utilize various predictors to develop a prediction score for infantile Blount disease recurrence after tibia...

Apr 19th, 2022 - Blount disease, also known as pathologic tibia vara , is an acquired growth disorder of the medial proximal tibial physis and epiphysis that results in a three-dimentional deformity of the lower limb (a progressive varus ,procurvatum and internal ...

Feb 25th, 2022 - Tension band plate and screw implants (TBI) are frequently used for temporary hemiepiphyseodeses to manage angular deformity in growing children. The reported implant breakage rate, when TBI is used for deformities in patients with Blount disease,...

Feb 8th, 2022 - Radiographic findings in young children with physiological bowing sometimes difficult to distinguish from early Blount disease. However, early diagnosis of the disease is critical because of the poor treatment outcomes for Blount disease. In this ...

Apr 19th, 2022 - Blount disease, also known as pathologic tibia vara , is an acquired growth disorder of the medial proximal tibial physis and epiphysis that results in a three-dimentional deformity of the lower limb (a progressive varus ,procurvatum and internal ...

Jun 15th, 2022 - Editor's Note: The Case Challenge series includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills us...

Aug 31st, 2016 - Editor's Note: The Case Challenge series includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills us...

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.

Dec 21st, 2015 - Blount disease (tibia vara) is an angular tibia deformity that includes varus, increased posterior slope, and internal rotation. This deformity was first described in 1922 by Erlacher1 in Germany.

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.