A correction of windswept deformity by fixator assisted nailing. A report of two cases

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2004 Sep;86(7):1065-8. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.86b7.14923.

Abstract

We report two cases with windswept deformities of the lower extremities. All deformities were corrected by fixator-assisted intramedullary nailing. At the latest follow-up, the patients had normal alignment, without symptoms and no loss of correction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Malalignment / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Malalignment / etiology
  • Bone Malalignment / surgery*
  • Bone Nails
  • External Fixators*
  • Female
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / methods*
  • Humans
  • Leg / diagnostic imaging
  • Leg / surgery*
  • Male
  • Osteotomy / methods
  • Radiography
  • Rickets / complications