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G Taussig

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PubMed1983

[Congenital metatarsus varus. Value of orthopedic treatment and role of surgery. Apropos of 290 cases].

The authors have reviewed 252 children with congenital metatarsus varus as distinct from club foot with an adequate follow up. They describe fully conservative treatment of the condition and conclude that true correction was obtained in about 80 p. 100 of cases by the age of 3 years and that another 16 p. 100 healed between the ages of 3 and 5 years. There are only about 4 p. 100 of cases which are complex and do not correct. The authors emphasize the fact that among 96 p. 100 of corrections the conservative treatment had no influence whatsoever. When the foot does not correct by the age of 5 years surgery is indicated. Heymann's procedure of correction at Lisfranc's joint seems to give the best results.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

[Hips in myelomeningocele and functional autonomy].

The authors have reviewed 93 children with myelomeningocele and with hip involvement. Some had been operated upon and others had not. The results of surgery were often disappointing when the patient was evaluated in adolescence. A number of stiff hips and recurrences of dislocation were seen after tendon transplants, open reduction or osteotomies. Considering these results and the major non-orthopaedic problems of such patients, it is concluded that bilateral dislocations should not be operated on and that early treatment should be applied in unilateral cases mainly by osteotomy.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

[Tibial torsion].

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Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

[Plantar release in the treatment of pes cavus in childhood. Technique and indications (author's transl)].

The authors have operated on forty instances of pes cavus in children. Ten were idiopathic, nine poliomyelitic, five hemiplegic and five as a sequel of club foot. Others cases were of various neurological cause. In all cases, the plantar fasciae and ligaments were released; the technique of this procedure is fully described. In a number of cases, soft tissue release was associated with an osteotomy of the first metatarsal, a transplant of the extensor hallucis longus to the neck of the first metatarsal, an osteotomy of the calcaneus or various muscle transplants depending on the etiology of the cavus deformity. The results are analysed as are the complications. They were satisfactory in 66 p. 100 of cases. It is concluded that plantar release procedures may either avoid arthrodesis or may lead to it later but with the foot in a more satisfactory condition.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1976

[Growth disturbances of the upper femoral extremity: Contribution to knowledge of normal growth in therapeutic trails].

The authors have studied the growth disturbances of the upper femoral extremity in several pathological conditions. They recall that in normal hips there is one single growth plate for the cephalic nucleus and the greater trochanter. On a functional standpoint this plate can be divided into three areas. -- Disturbances in the trochanteric area lead to coxa-valga. -- Disturbances in the cephalic area lead -- Either to a downward slip of the femoral head if the lesion is medial, -- or to a coxa vara without trochanteric ascension if the lesion is more lateral. -- Disturbances in the transitional area lead to coxa valga with ascending trochanter. The growth of the cephalic area is twice more important than that of the trochanteric area as demonstrated by the study of the growth-arrestment lines. Surgical conclusions are drawn according to the type of disturbance.

Femoral Fractures↗