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Objective:To explore the effectiveness of medial malleolus screw epiphyseodesis for pediatric ankle valgus correction and calculate the correction rate, and analyse the influence factors on deformity correction and the risk factors of deformity recurrence after screw removal.Methods:Medical records and radiographs of patients undergoing screw hemiepiphyseodesis of the medial physis of the distal tibia for ankle valgus between Jan 2011 and Dec 2020, at a single pediatric orthopedic department were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 41 patients (49 ankles) were included in following study, including 28 male patients and 13 female patients; with 24 left sides and 25 right sides. Median age at surgery was 10.75 (4.5, 13.9) years, and median follow-up time was 27 (12, 64) months. According to the clinical diagnosis: hereditary multiple exostoses were 23 ankles, fibula hemimelia were 5 ankles, tibia hemimelia were 2 ankles, endochondromatosis were 5 ankles, neurofibromatosis were 5 ankles, traumatic fracture were 6 ankles, and fibrous dysplasia were 3 ankles. The lateral distal tibial angle (LDTA) was measured on ankle weight-bearing X-ray to evaluate the deformity correction. Malhotra classification was used to describe shortening of the fibula at the ankle.Results:Eventually effective correction were obtained in 36 ankles, with an overall effective rate of 73.5%. Screw type (partial-thread or full-thread), screw length (whether to the contralateral cortex), washer used, clinical diagnosis, and age are not independent risk factors for effective correction. Multiple linear regression analysis ( R 2=0.67) was applied for postoperative correction amplitude in effective correction cases, and the length of correction time ( P<0.001), clinical diagnosis ( P=0.013) and preoperative LDTA ( P=0.002) were significant predictive factors after adjusting for age differences. One-way ANOVA were used to compare data between different clinical diagnosis, showed a significant difference in the mean postoperative correction rate ( F=5.05, P=0.003). Conclusion:Medial malleolus screw epiphyseodesis is an effective and reliable method for the treatment of ankle valgus deformity in children; different clinical diagnosis can produce significant differences in the correction rate of ankle valgus deformity.
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Objective@#To investigate the methods and outcomes of surgical treatment for hip dislocation with cerebral palsy (CP) via soft tissue release, hip reduction and osteotomy.@*Methods@#Nineteen CP patients (male: 9, female: 10; total 23 hips) with hip dislocation underwent reconstructive surgery between April 2010 and December 2016. The average age was 12.5±2.4 years. There were 17 diplegic, 1 hemiplegic and 1 quadriplegic patient. Gross motor function classification system distribution were type I in 2 patients, type II in 10 patients, type III in 5 patients, type IV in 2 patients. Combine one-stage surgical procedures included soft tissue release, close or open reduction of hip joint and femoral varus shortening or de-rotational osteotomy and pelvic osteotomy. During the follow-up period, the clinical symptom and radiological parameters including Sharp angle and acetabular index were recorded.@*Results@#The average follow-up duration was 2.1 years (1-4.5 years). The radiological parameters were evaluated at one year postoperatively. The migration percentage corrected to 6%±8% from 68%±21% with statistically significant different (t=12.760, P<0.001). The mean Sharp angle was 42°±8.9°, which was statistically significant reduced compared with the pre-operative value 59°±6.1° (t=9.058, P<0.001). In 15 patients with triradiate cartilage open, the acetabular index also improved from 34°±8.7° pre-operatively to 18°±10° with statistical significance (t=5.598, P<0.001). Total of 15 patients had gained hip stability and improved functional status. Hip pain, which happened in 11 patients preoperatively, all had relieved after operation. Four patients had dissatisfied results and re-subluxation happened in 3 hips. All of them had CE angle <20° immediately after operation (average, 17°±2.6°), which was significantly different compared with average CE angle 32°± 8.0° in non-recurrence hips (t=3.143, P=0.005). One patient, who underwent proximal hamstring release, had decline of function status and contralateral hip dislocation.@*Conclusion@#Dislocation hips in CP patients can be effectively treated with one stage soft tissue release, hip reduction and femoral and pelvic osteotomy. The selection of osteotomy method is based on the age and pathological changes of patients.
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Objective To investigate the treatment and clinical outcomes in developmental dislocation of the hip in chil?dren above 8 years old. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the results of operation treatment for developmental dislocation of the hip in 94 children (112 hips) from 2006 to 2012. The age of the patients ranged from 8.2 to 13.6 years at the time of treatment, with an average age 9.8 years. In 94 patients, there are 18 males and 76 females. The patients were classified into three group based on the age at time of operation:Group 8-9 years old, Group 10-11 years old, Group 12-13 years old. The dislocation of hip was classified by T?nnis classification system:gradeⅡ34 hips, gradeⅢ29 hips, gradeⅣ49 hips. Surgery was performed in all the patients. The procedures consisted of open reduction of the hip, capsulorraphy, shortening and derotational osteotomy of proxi?mal femur, and acetabular osteotomy which include Pemberton osteotomy (66 hips), Salter osteotomy (30 hips), Ganz osteotomy (3 hips), Triple osteotomy (5 hips) and Chiari osteotomy (8 hips). McKay and Severin modified criteria were used to assess the func?tion and radiographic results of the hip. Results The average follow?up was 2.3 years ranged from 1 to 7 years. According to McKay modified criteria at final follow?up, 75 hips (67%) had excellent (22 hips) and good (53 hips) clinical results, 32 hips (29%) were fair and 5 hips (4%) were poor. According to the Severin criteria, the outcomes of T?nnis grade Ⅳgroup was significantly worse than T?nnis gradeⅡ,Ⅲgroup. There is no significant differences between T?nnisⅡandⅢtype groups. If the patients were classified by age at time of operation, the function of group 8-9 years old was significantly better than others group according to the McKay criteria; the group 12-13 years old was significantly worse than others group according to Severin criteria. Conclu?sion Open reduction with proximal femoral osteotomy and acetabular osteotomy was an effective procedure for the treatment of developmental dislocation of the hip in children above 8 years old. The surgical results were related to the age at time of treatment and T?nnis classification system; low dislocation (T?nnis Ⅱ, Ⅲ) and young age (younger than 10 years old) had better function and radiographic results compared with high dislocation (T?nnisⅣ) and elder age group.