Blount's Disease in a Toddler

This 3-year-old boy has Blount's disease, a condition that caused his right leg to bow and rotate internally (pigeon-toed). If not corrected, the condition would worsen. Correction at this age is usually permanent. After correction using a special oblique cut through the bone to simultaneously correct the angulation and rotation. The bone cut was fixed with internal screws.

 


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