OBSERVATIONS ON THE ETIOLOGY OF TIBIA VARA
- 1 May 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 45-B (2), 320-325
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.45b2.320
Abstract
1. Twenty-eight cases of the infantile and three cases of the adolescent type of tibia vara occurring in West Indian Negroes are reported. 2. The condition is characterised by failure of growth of the postero-medial part of the upper tibial epiphysis. 3. The deformity produced is acute varus at the upper tibia with medial torsion and eventually flexion of the diaphysis on the epiphysis. 4. These deformities are considered to be due to a vicious circle set up by considerable alteration of the lines of force on the medial portion of the upper tibial epiphysial line.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Familial Osteochondritis Dissecans with Associated Tibia VaraJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1957