Volume 26, Issue 122, April 2022

Congenital Genu Valgus deformity treated with osteotomy and plate osteosynthesis: A case report

Khizar Khan^1♦, Nareshkumar Dhaniwala², Aditya Kekatpure², Salahuddin Ahmed¹, Abhiram Awasthi¹

¹Resident Doctor (MBBS), Department of Orthopaedics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha (MH), India
²Professor (MBBS, MS), Department of Orthopaedics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha (MH), India

^♦Corresponding author
Resident Doctor (MBBS), Department of Orthopaedics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha (MH), India

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Congenital genu valgus is a well described deformity. Various treatment modalities are available such as growth modulation using hemi epiphysiodesis or epiphysiodesis and corrective osteotomy with plate osteosynthesis. The choice of correction largely depends on the skeletal age of the patient. Case report: In this report we describe a case of congenital genu valgus managed with corrective osteotomy and plate osteosynthesis. Conclusion: With adequate preoperative planning, the axis of lower limb can be restored in a patient of congenital genu valgus on treatment with corrective osteotomy.

Keywords: hemi epiphysiodesis, mechanical axis, genu valgus, corrective osteotomy

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms128e2146

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i122/ms128e2146

Published: 12 April 2022