Surgical approach to correction of severe knee malalignment in a pediatric population in Tanzania.
Folia Med (Plovdiv)
; 65(6): 885-893, 2023 Dec 31.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38351776
ABSTRACT
AIM:
Severe knee malalignment in children usually needs surgery with different options available in surgical approaches. The aim of this study was to report the results of the surgical correction of severe knee malalignment in children treated with femoral and tibial osteotomy, temporarily fixed with percutaneous Kirschner wires, in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC), with limited medical resources.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tibia
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Femur
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Folia Med (Plovdiv)
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Folia med
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Folia medica
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy