The Role of Taylor Spatial Frame in the Treatment of Blount Disease

Tsibidakis Haridimos; Panou Artemisia; Angoules Antonios; Sakellariou Vassilios I.; Portinaro Nicola Marcello; Krumov Julian; Kanellopoulos Anastasios D.

doi:10.1515/folmed-2017-0082

Folia Medica (Jun 2018)

The Role of Taylor Spatial Frame in the Treatment of Blount Disease

Tsibidakis Haridimos,
Panou Artemisia,
Angoules Antonios,
Sakellariou Vassilios I.,
Portinaro Nicola Marcello,
Krumov Julian,
Kanellopoulos Anastasios D.

Affiliations

Tsibidakis Haridimos: Orthopaedic Clinic and Ilizarov Unit, Hospital A. Manzoni, Lecco, Italy
Panou Artemisia: Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Neuro-orthopaedics, University of Milan, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
Angoules Antonios: Department of Medical Laboratories, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Athens, Greece
Sakellariou Vassilios I.: Department of Orthopaedics, Mediterraneo Hospital, Glifada, Greece
Portinaro Nicola Marcello: Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Neuro-orthopaedics, University of Milan, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
Krumov Julian: Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinic, Military Medical Academy Hospital of Varna, Bulgaria
Kanellopoulos Anastasios D.: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Iaso Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/folmed-2017-0082
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 60, no. 2
pp. 208 – 215

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Background: Alteration of the posteromedial part of the proximal tibia is the main characteristic of Blount’s disease and if left untreated, leg alignment and normal development of the lower limbs may be compromised.

Published in Folia Medica

ISSN: 0204-8043 (Print); 1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://foliamedica.bg

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