Distal tibiofibular diastasis secondary to osteochondroma in a child.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An 18-month-old girl with a distal tibiofibular diastasis secondary to an osteochondroma was seen with a valgus deformity of the ankle. The patient underwent operative excision of the osteochondroma at the age of 2 years. At 13-year followup there was resolution of the diastasis, and the patient was free of symptoms. Early excision obviates the need for complex reconstructive surgery to correct ankle deformity later.
Medical subject headings
- Ankle Joint
- Bone Neoplasms
- Fibula
- Joint Dislocations
- Osteochondroma
- Tibia
Anatomy
- ankle
- tibia