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SEVENTY-SECOND REPORT OF PROGRESS IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
JOHN G. KUHNS, M.D.;
ROBERT J. JOPLIN, M.D.;
WILLIAM A. ELLISTON, F.R.C.S.;
GEORGE BAILEY, M.D.;
JOHN A. REIDY, M.D.;
JOSEPH E. MILGRAM, M.D.;
FREDERICK E. ILFELD, M.D.;
ROBERT PERLMAN, M.D.
Arch Surg. 1940;41(3):788-812.
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CONGENITAL DEFORMITIES
Congenital Bowing and Pseudarthrosis of the Lower Part of the Leg.
—Pseudarthrosis following fracture or osteoclasis during childhood in cases of congenital bowing of the lower part of the leg has been observed frequently, but its association with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis has not been reported in the English literature. Barber1 reports 5 cases, in 4 of which there was definite bending of the lower part of the leg present at birth. In 1 case, fracture and operative intervention were avoided, with the result that no functional handicap now exists. In fact, some improvement in the degree of angulation took place with growth. Osteotomy, osteoclasis and fracture were each followed by pseudarthrosis in 3 cases. In 1 case, in which no history of bending could be obtained, pseudarthrosis followed fracture. In all of these cases typical lesions of von Recklinghausen's disease were present.
Frequency of Congenital Deformities in
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Author Affiliations
BOSTON; NEW YORK; LOS ANGELES; CINCINNATI
Footnotes
This report of progress in orthopedic surgery is based on a review of 116 articles selected from 138 titles pertaining to orthopedic surgery and appearing in the medical literature approximately between Nov. 1, 1939, and March 1, 1940.
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