Posteromedial Tibial Bowing: Limb lengthening and deformity correction
📌 13-year-old girl, Posteromedial Bowing of the Tibia, limb length discrepancy (=shorter limb) of 5.5 cm for which she used significant shoe lift. Leg deformity in valgus and recurvatum.
📌 Surgical treatment was performed at OrthoChildren Center, Italy (M. Lampasi, G. Lucchesi): leg lengthening and deformity correction with external fixator.
📌 At the end of treatment: recovery of the length discrepancy, correction of deformities. The use of the shoe lift is no longer necessary.
📌 Treatment of Posteromedial Bowing of the Tibia requires centers with experience in deformity correction and limb lengthening
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🏩 OrthoChildren Center: International Center for congenital and acquired deformities in Paediatric Orthopaedics, Bologna, Italy
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