Presentation
Bowing of the left leg.
Patient Data
Age: 5 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Blount disease
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The frontal view demonstrates an abnormal left knee with:
- tibial shaft is in the varus position "tibia vara"
- decreased thickness with a wedge-shaped of the medial tibial epiphysis
- depressed adjacent medial tibial metaphyses with a beak-shape protuberance
- compensatory hypertrophy of the medial femoral condyle
- the metaphyseal-diaphyseal angle of Drennan was at 30º
Normal appearance of the right knee.
Case Discussion
Radiographic appearance of a unilateral Blount disease.
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