Abstract
A premature closure of the physis of the tibial tubercle in a young man has given rise to a shortening of the tibia, a patella alta and a reversed tibial slope of 20° with clinical genu recurvatum. After a proximal open wedge tibial osteotomy all three postural deformities could be restored. The etiology of this complex deformity is discussed.
Résumé
Les auteurs rapportent un cas de traitement chirurgical de fermeture prématurée du cartilage de croissance de la tubérosité tibiale antérieure
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Accepted: 19 February 1998