Correction of genu recurvatum secondary to Osgood-Schlatter disease: a case report.

Abstract

Complications secondary to Osgood-Schlatter disease are rare, and there have been few reports on their treatment. Partial growth arrest of the proximal tibial physis as a result of Osgood-Schlatter disease has been infrequently described. Genu recurvatum from partial physeal arrest can cause cosmetic deformity, instability, pain, and weakness. We report a case of genu recurvatum secondary to Osgood-Schlatter disease treated successfully with proximal tibial osteotomy and distraction with a Taylor spatial frame.

• Authors: Christopher Bellicini, Joseph G Khoury
• Journal: The Iowa orthopaedic journal (Iowa Orthop J) Vol. 26 Pg. 130-3 ( 2006) ISSN: 1541-5457 [Print] United States
• PMID: 16789463 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Equipment Design
• External Fixators
• Humans
• Knee Joint (abnormalities, surgery)
• Male
• Osteochondritis (complications)
• Osteogenesis, Distraction (instrumentation)
• Osteotomy
• Patella
• Tibia