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Treatment of a patient with neglected juvenile Blount’s disease can be a challenging problem that may need a complete proximal tibia and fibula epiphysiodesis, elevation of medial tibia plateau, proximal tibial osteotomy, preemptive tibial lengthening, and overcorrection into valgus. Despite this comprehensive treatment, parents should know that recurrence of the varus is common, and further correction might be required close to or after skeletal maturity.
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Eidelman, M. (2014). Correction of Juvenile Blount’s Disease. In: Rozbruch, S., Hamdy, R. (eds) Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02767-8_62-2
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