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J Bone Joint Surg Br
; 93(8): 1131-3, 2011 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21768642
ABSTRACT
Progressive angular deformity of an extremity due to differential physeal arrest is the most common late orthopaedic sequela following meningococcal septicaemia in childhood. A total of ten patients (14 ankles) with distal tibial physeal arrest as a consequence of meningococcal septicaemia have been reviewed. Radiological analysis of their ankles has demonstrated a distinct pattern of deformity. In 13 of 14 cases the distal fibular physis was unaffected and continued distal fibular growth contributed to a varus deformity. We recommend that surgical management should take account of this consistent finding during the correction of these deformities.
Subject(s)
Ankle Joint/pathology , Foot Deformities, Acquired/microbiology , Meningococcal Infections/complications , Sepsis/complications , Ankle Joint/diagnostic imaging , Child, Preschool , Disease Progression , Female , Fibula/growth & development , Foot Deformities, Acquired/diagnostic imaging , Foot Deformities, Acquired/pathology , Growth Plate/diagnostic imaging , Growth Plate/growth & development , Humans , Infant , Male , Radiography
2.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl
; 85(4): 284-5, 2003 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12908476