Estudio clínico y tratamiento del Genu-Valgum por epifisiodesis temporal con grapas de Blount

  1. C. DIAZ-SARABIA AZCARATE 1
  2. P. ASPICHUETA LARRUSCAIN 1
  3. E. MORILLO GOTOR 1
  4. J. AYUSO SAINZ 1
  1. 1 HOSPITAL DE GORLIZ- SERVICIO V ASCO DE SALUD
Revue:
Revista española de cirugía osteoarticular

ISSN: 0304-5056

Année de publication: 1986

Volumen: 21

Número: 122

Pages: 87-95

Type: Article

D'autres publications dans: Revista española de cirugía osteoarticular

Résumé

Our work intends to evaluate, the results of the epiphysis staples in the Genu-valgus of the adolescent, by means of Blount staples. One hundred and twenty ( 120) epiphysiodesis have been performed out of a total of one thousand, seven hundred and forty (l.740) examined knees, the number of inmediate complications (rigidity and hemarthros) or late ones (staples expulsion) have being very limited. The clinic and radiographic criterious fallowed by us are also described here. The evaluation of the results «a posteriori» after a full growth, turns out to be a 90% of positive cases under our responsability. This surgical technique is consider would be the most important on to treat the idiopatic Genu-valgus of the adolescent. Therefore, we consider this surgical technique, as primary indication to treat the idiopatic Genu-valgus of the adolescent.