Blount's disease: The importance of early diagnosis and early treatment

The purpose of this image is to raise awareness of the early diagnosis and treatment of Blount's disease. Failure to distinguish between physiologic genu varum and early onset of Blount's disease can lead to irreversible outcomes, including progressive deformity with gait deviations, limb‐...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Delniotis, Ioannis, Leidinger, Benedikt, Kyriakou, Aikaterini, Galanis, Nikiforos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6637330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31360512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2214
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Sumario:The purpose of this image is to raise awareness of the early diagnosis and treatment of Blount's disease. Failure to distinguish between physiologic genu varum and early onset of Blount's disease can lead to irreversible outcomes, including progressive deformity with gait deviations, limb‐length discrepancy, and premature arthritis of the knee.

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