Blount's disease
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Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
X-ray
Projectional radiography ("X-ray") is the modality of choice.
Planning
Positioning
For diagnosis, it is enough to take :
- Standing AP and lateral views of the knees, preferably in standing position.[1] The disease is associated with internal tibial torsion, so the projections may need to be adjusted to show the patella facing forwards.[2]
For surgery indication:
- Frontal standing (weight bearing) X-ray of the lower extremities (after three years of age, surgery will be recommended if the deformity is still present and the varus angle is greater than 13 degrees).[3]
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.
References
- ↑ . Blount Disease. LearningRadiology. Retrieved on 2018-10-26.
- ↑ . Infantile Blount's Disease (tibia vara). orthobullets. Retrieved on 2018-10-26.
- ↑ Shevaun Mackie Doyle (2011-07-28). Blount's Disease: An Overview.
