Case Study: Tibia Vara - Blount's Disease
Presented by Christopher Iobst, MD
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Miami Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida
Clinical Presentation
The patient is a 12-year-old male presenting with rapid onset of progressive bowing of right knee.
Treatment Options
- Medial compartment unloading brace
- Osteotomy tibia / fibula - plate
- Osteotomy tibia / fibula - frame
- Guided growth - staple(s)
- Guided growth - eight-plate*
Advantages to Treating with the eight-Plate
- Minimally invasive
- Fibula undisturbed
- Outpatient
- Immediate weightbearing
- No immobilization
- 24 x 7 correction
- No neurovascular risk
- Growth resumes /p plate removal
Post-Op Course
Deformity corrected /p 12 months - eight-plate removed
