Biomaterial Database

External rotation tibial osteotomy in clubfoot: adverse late effects. 1978

S Lichtblau

In a review of 16 feet in clubfoot patients who had external rotation osteotomies to correct internal tibial torsion, 13 had the undesired effect of aggravating and increasing the varus deformity of the foot. External rotation osteotomy to correct internal tibial torsion seems contraindicated in the presence of clubfoot. If an indication does exist, the chances of late adverse effects can be decreased by deferring surgery until the child is over the age of 8, or by combining the procedure with lengthening of the long flexor tendons.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
D012008	Recurrence	The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.	Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D001915	Braces	Orthopedic appliances used to support, align, or hold parts of the body in correct position. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Brace
D002370	Casts, Surgical	Dressings made of fiberglass, plastic, or bandage impregnated with plaster of paris used for immobilization of various parts of the body in cases of fractures, dislocations, and infected wounds. In comparison with plaster casts, casts made of fiberglass or plastic are lightweight, radiolucent, able to withstand moisture, and less rigid.	Fiberglass Casts,Plaster Casts,Plastic Casts,Cast, Surgical,Surgical Cast,Surgical Casts,Cast, Fiberglass,Cast, Plaster,Cast, Plastic,Casts, Fiberglass,Casts, Plaster,Casts, Plastic,Fiberglass Cast,Plaster Cast,Plastic Cast
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003025	Clubfoot	A deformed foot in which the foot is plantarflexed, inverted, and adducted.	Equinovarus,Talipes Equinovarus,Clubfeet,Clubfeet, Congenital,Clubfoot, Congenital,Congenital Talipes Equinovarus,Pie Torcido,Congenital Clubfeet,Congenital Clubfoot,Pie Torcidos,Talipes Equinovarus, Congenital
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man