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Osteofibrous dysplasia of the tibia treated by bracing

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Osteofibrous dysplasia of the tibia in children will commonly recur after surgical resection. The use of a leg brace until puberty offers a useful method of conservative management. Seven female patients, age three months to nine years at the time of brace treatment, have been followed for 3.5 to 18 years, an average of nine years, with evidence of satisfactory healing of the lesions in all. Three of the cases had recurred after surgery, two with fibular grafts and one required leg lengthening. The use of a brace to control bowing of the tibia while awaiting spontaneous regression is advised until epiphyseal closure.

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La dysplasie ostéo-fibreuse du tibia de l'enfant récidive habituellement après résection chirurgicale. Le port d'une orthèse jambière jusqu'à l'âge de la puberté réalise un traitement conservateur efficace. Sept petites filles, âgées de 3 mois à 9 ans au début du traitement, ont été suivies 9 ans en moyenne, de 3.5 à 18 ans, toutes jusqu'à guérison. Trois de ces cas avaient récidivé après chirurgie, 2 avec des greffes de péroné et une après allongement. Pour éviter que le tibia ne s'incurve durant le temps nécessaire à la guérison spontanée, on conseille de maintenir l'orthèse jusqu' à la fin de la croissance osseuse.

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Akamatsu, N., Hamada, Y., Kohno, H. et al. Osteofibrous dysplasia of the tibia treated by bracing. International Orthopaedics 16, 180–184 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180213

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