Distal tibial transphyseal osteotomy for ankle varus deformity in an operated case of clubfoot
Trivedi, V.N.; Bacha, A.R.
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 49(3): 249-251
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3859 PMID: 14597789 Document Number: 554779
Ankle varus deformity arises due to a number of congenital and acquired causes leading to significant functional debility in the patients, especially children. We report a less commonly used technique, the transphyseal osteotomy of distal tibia, for the correction of varus deformity of the ankle joint in a thirteen-year-old boy. Full correction of the deformity could be achieved using this technique. The patient is fully functional with normal gait. No recurrence was detected at follow-up visit 26 months later.