Congenital Limb Disorders
A 3-year-old girl presents with progressive anterolateral bowing of the right leg. Her parents noticed the bowing at birth but it has worsened. She has multiple cafe-au-lait spots. X-ray shows anterolateral bowing of the tibia with cortical thickening, medullary canal narrowing, and cystic changes at the junction of the middle and distal thirds. There is no fracture line visible. Regarding congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia:
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Congenital pseudarthrosis of tibia (CPT) is characterized by anterolateral tibial bowing with pathol...
The Crawford classification describes radiographic stages: Type I (anterolateral bowing with increas...
CPT is characterized by posteromedial bowing; it has no association with NF1; incidence is 1 in 1,00...
Pre-pseudarthrosis (bowing without fracture) should be managed with protective bracing (total contac...
Treatment is challenging with high refracture rates (15-40%) and residual limb length discrepancy; t...
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