Blount disease genetic and rare diseases information center. An monthold child with a proximal tibia metaphysealdiaphyseal angle of 11 degrees. Blount s disease is a developmental disorder characterized by disordered growth of the medial aspect of the proximal tibial physis resulting in progressive lower limb deformity. Blounts disease occurs in young children and adolescents. The cause is unknown but is thought to be due to the effects of weight on the growth plate. Tibia vara genu varo o piernas arqueadas terapia en casa. Epifisis medial tibial proximal, fisis y metafisis.
Although blount coined the term tibia vara, implying a solely frontal plane deformity, subsequent authors noted that multiplanar deformities are commonlyseenwiththiscondition35. A small amount of bowing is actually quite normal in young infants. While it is not uncommon for young children to have bowed legs, typically the bowing improves with age. What is the optimal treatment for this childs deformity. Introduction infantile tibia vara is the result of abnormal growth in the proximal tibial epiphyseal late of the tibial plate. Jul 27, 2016 blount disease is a growth disorder of the shin bone characterized by inward turning of the lower leg bowing that slowly worsens over time. The disease usually results in a multiplanar deformity of the limb 1. Blounts disease pediatric columbiadoctors new york. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Hpi 9 year old premenarchal female presents with severe left tibia vara without any symptoms of knee pain. The inner part of the tibia, just below the knee, fails to develop normally, causing angulation of the bone.
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