Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Jan 1995
Three-dimensional corrective osteotomy for treatment of cubitus varus after supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children.
Cubitus varus deformity after supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children generally includes deformities of varus, hyperextension, and internal rotation. Presently almost all corrective osteotomies for treatment of cubitus varus deformity have been limited to correction of only the varus or of the varus and hyperextension deformity. ⋯ The end results in 41 elbows have been satisfactory. In conclusion, we recommend simultaneous correction of the three elements of cubitus varus deformity to restore anatomic alignment of the elbow joint.