The 3.0mm/4.5mm Pediatric Correction Plate is used for the fixation of the distal femur and proximal tibia in children, mainly for the treatment of cubitus varus and genu varus deformity in children.
Medical Tips Cubitus valgus is defined as an increase in the valgus Angle of the elbow when the elbow is in extension position of more than 20 degrees, and cubitus varus is defined as a carrying Angle less than 0 degrees, which is usually caused by poor reduction of supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children. At present, supracondylar osteotomy of the humerus is still used for correction. Kirschner wire fixation is the main fixation for children under 12 years old, which can be tricortical fixation. Genu varum, also known as "O"type leg, because the weight of the body is too much concentrated on the medial articular surface of the Knee Joint, excessive pressure and friction will lead to the wear of the cartilage surface of the medial side of the knee joint, secondary osteoarthritis. Orthopedic fixation is suitable for patients with moderate to severe genu varum or presenting with osteoarthritis pain, and the benefit of surgery is that the correction of passive treatment is immediate. For young patients with genu varum, surgical osteotomy and internal fixation can be the first choice. Genu valgum is also known as "X"type leg. When the two feet are combined, the knee joints on both sides touch together but the medial malleolus of the two feet cannot be close. The orthopedic implant operation is suitable for patients with skeletal deformity.
Cubitus varus surgery requires the following steps.After successful anesthesia, the hand is placed outside the operating table, then the medial and lateral incisions of the elbow are taken, and the lateral proximal humerus is osteotomy. Generally, the predesigned bone block is removed, the wedge bone is removed, and the hand of the upper limb is varus, then the deformity is corrected, and the Pediatric Ortho Plate screws or Kirschner wires are used for fixation. A plaster External Fixation was required, and cubitus varus was completely corrected when the fracture healed.
