Varus Deformity
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67 years old lady had arthritis
of both her knee joints, with left knee more painful. Even with
support she could hardly walk few steps.
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X-ray of her left knee joint shows gross varus
deformity
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After surgery she walks without
support
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X-ray of her knee joint after operation showing
complete correction of deformity
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Knee Surface Replacement For
Gross Varus Deformity
Varus deformity or bow leg is quite common in osteoarthrotic knee joints. If left
untreated, the deformity progresses with passage of time. Patients resort
to all types of non-operative treatment to avoid surgery. One such treatment,
injection of hydrocortisone in the knee joint, causes considerable damage
to the joint, sometimes leading to destruction similar to that seen
in Charcot joint. The classical feature being gross deformity due to
bony defect.
Three such cases are presented here.
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