Long-term results after infantile Blount's disease
(1998) In Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B 7(3). p.9-226- Abstract
A long-term follow-up of 49 patients with an average age of 38 years (range: 25-67 years) who had experienced infantile Blount's disease was done. Thirty-seven patients had bilateral disease, giving a total of 86 affected knees. Thirty-eight knees had conservative or no treatment during childhood; 13 were treated by epiphysiodesis, and 35 by osteotomy. At follow-up, 11 knees showed arthrosis, and 9 were graded as mild. Ten knees had been surgically treated by medial meniscectomy at an average age of 29 years (range: 19-45 years), after the diagnosis of Blount's disease. Four of the knees showed arthrosis. Most of the patients had a straight leg and mild or no pain from their knee. It is concluded that most children with infantile... (More)
A long-term follow-up of 49 patients with an average age of 38 years (range: 25-67 years) who had experienced infantile Blount's disease was done. Thirty-seven patients had bilateral disease, giving a total of 86 affected knees. Thirty-eight knees had conservative or no treatment during childhood; 13 were treated by epiphysiodesis, and 35 by osteotomy. At follow-up, 11 knees showed arthrosis, and 9 were graded as mild. Ten knees had been surgically treated by medial meniscectomy at an average age of 29 years (range: 19-45 years), after the diagnosis of Blount's disease. Four of the knees showed arthrosis. Most of the patients had a straight leg and mild or no pain from their knee. It is concluded that most children with infantile Blount's disease will, at the age of 40 years, have a straight leg without arthrosis and that one third can reach this result without any treatment.
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- Ingvarsson, T LU ; Hägglund, G LU ; Ramgren, B LU ; Jonsson, K LU and Zayer, M
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- Adult, Aged, Bone Diseases, Developmental, Braces, Epiphyses, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Knee Joint, Male, Middle Aged, Orthopedics, Prognosis, Radiography, Range of Motion, Articular, Registries, Sweden, Tibia, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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- Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B
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- 7
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 9 - 226
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- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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- scopus:0031880798
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- 1060-152X
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- English
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abstract = {{<p>A long-term follow-up of 49 patients with an average age of 38 years (range: 25-67 years) who had experienced infantile Blount's disease was done. Thirty-seven patients had bilateral disease, giving a total of 86 affected knees. Thirty-eight knees had conservative or no treatment during childhood; 13 were treated by epiphysiodesis, and 35 by osteotomy. At follow-up, 11 knees showed arthrosis, and 9 were graded as mild. Ten knees had been surgically treated by medial meniscectomy at an average age of 29 years (range: 19-45 years), after the diagnosis of Blount's disease. Four of the knees showed arthrosis. Most of the patients had a straight leg and mild or no pain from their knee. It is concluded that most children with infantile Blount's disease will, at the age of 40 years, have a straight leg without arthrosis and that one third can reach this result without any treatment.</p>}},
author = {{Ingvarsson, T and Hägglund, G and Ramgren, B and Jonsson, K and Zayer, M}},
issn = {{1060-152X}},
keywords = {{Adult; Aged; Bone Diseases, Developmental; Braces; Epiphyses; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Knee Joint; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Prognosis; Radiography; Range of Motion, Articular; Registries; Sweden; Tibia; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{3}},
pages = {{9--226}},
publisher = {{Lippincott Williams & Wilkins}},
series = {{Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B}},
title = {{Long-term results after infantile Blount's disease}},
volume = {{7}},
year = {{1998}},
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