Tibia Vara or Blount’s Disease: Why an Early Diagnosis and Treatment Are Important?
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2nd Orthopaedic Department of Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK
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Clin. Pract. 2020, 10(1), 1222; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2020.1222
Submission received: 30 October 2019
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Revised: 12 April 2020
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Accepted: 6 May 2020
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Published: 8 May 2020
Abstract
Tibia vara is an asymmetrical disorder of the proximal tibia that produces a three-dimensional deformity, which was first described by Blount in 1937. A 6-year-old boy presented with a history of anterior knee pain with progressive bowing of his right leg over the last 1 year after having a fall while playing soccer. An early diagnosis and treatment of this disease can have a great functional impact and lead to very good health outcomes.
Keywords:
tibia vara; Blount’s disease; diagnosis; treatment
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Vasiliadis, A.V.; Maris, A.; Gadikoppula, S. Tibia Vara or Blount’s Disease: Why an Early Diagnosis and Treatment Are Important? Clin. Pract. 2020, 10, 1222. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2020.1222
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Vasiliadis AV, Maris A, Gadikoppula S. Tibia Vara or Blount’s Disease: Why an Early Diagnosis and Treatment Are Important? Clinics and Practice. 2020; 10(1):1222. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2020.1222
Chicago/Turabian StyleVasiliadis, Angelo V., Alexandros Maris, and Srinivas Gadikoppula. 2020. "Tibia Vara or Blount’s Disease: Why an Early Diagnosis and Treatment Are Important?" Clinics and Practice 10, no. 1: 1222. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2020.1222
