J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1973 Jun;8(2):145-147. 10.4055/jkoa.1973.8.2.145.

Tibia Vara (Osteochondrosis Deformans Tibiae, Blount's Disease), Adolescent Type: A Case Report

• Keym YR
• You MC
• Ha KI

• KMID: 2463769
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1973.8.2.145

Abstract

The disease Blount called tibia vara in 1937, is characterized by a failure of growth localized to the postero-medial part of the upper tibial metaphysis and epiphysis. The growth of the epiphyseal cartilage as well as that of the metaphysis and the epiphysis is disturbed, with consequent angulation of the tibia at the upper epiphysis which may, in untreated cases, produce bizarre deformities. Blount described two different types of tibia vara, an infantile type and an adolescent type. Presenting case is an adolescent type. He is 11 year old boy. The deformed tibia is corrected by osteotomy.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Congenital Abnormalities
Epiphyses
Growth Plate
Humans
Male
Osteotomy
Tibia*