INFANTILE BLOUNT DISEASE: A CASE REPORT
Blount disease is an acquired growth disorder of the medial aspect of the proximal tibial physis, epiphysis and metaphysis. Infantile Blount disease present with bowing and length discrepancy in the lower limbs. The deformed medial tibial metaphysis represent as nontender bony protuberance can be p...
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| description | Blount disease is an acquired growth disorder of the medial aspect of the proximal tibial physis, epiphysis and metaphysis. Infantile Blount disease present with bowing and length discrepancy in the lower limbs. The deformed medial tibial metaphysis represent as nontender bony protuberance can be palpated along the medial aspect of the proximal tibia. Here, we present an 18 month-old-boy presented with the complaints of bilateral bowing of lower limb with normal biochemical investigation and radiological survey revealed Blount disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e75900961179408fbb54643dd7b48ca32022-12-22T02:13:03ZengAcademy of Family Physicians of MalaysiaMalaysian Family Physician1985-207X1985-22742009-08-01413032INFANTILE BLOUNT DISEASE: A CASE REPORTVILHEKAR KKUMAR ATAKSANDE ACHAURASIYA SBlount disease is an acquired growth disorder of the medial aspect of the proximal tibial physis, epiphysis and metaphysis. Infantile Blount disease present with bowing and length discrepancy in the lower limbs. The deformed medial tibial metaphysis represent as nontender bony protuberance can be palpated along the medial aspect of the proximal tibia. Here, we present an 18 month-old-boy presented with the complaints of bilateral bowing of lower limb with normal biochemical investigation and radiological survey revealed Blount disease.http://www.e-mfp.org/2009v4n1/pdf/Infantile_Blount_disease.pdfBlount diseasebowingepiphysis |
| spellingShingle | VILHEKAR K KUMAR A TAKSANDE A CHAURASIYA S INFANTILE BLOUNT DISEASE: A CASE REPORT Malaysian Family Physician Blount disease bowing epiphysis |
| title | INFANTILE BLOUNT DISEASE: A CASE REPORT |
| title_full | INFANTILE BLOUNT DISEASE: A CASE REPORT |
| title_fullStr | INFANTILE BLOUNT DISEASE: A CASE REPORT |
| title_full_unstemmed | INFANTILE BLOUNT DISEASE: A CASE REPORT |
| title_short | INFANTILE BLOUNT DISEASE: A CASE REPORT |
| title_sort | infantile blount disease a case report |
| topic | Blount disease bowing epiphysis |
| url | http://www.e-mfp.org/2009v4n1/pdf/Infantile_Blount_disease.pdf |
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