A case report of severe degenerative lumbar scoliosis associated with windswept lower limb deformity

A case report of severe degenerative lumbar scoliosis associated with windswept lower limb deformity

Abstract Background The windswept lower limb deformity describes valgus deformity in one leg with varus deformity in the other. It is mostly seen in young children with metabolic bone diseases (such as rickets) and may lead to leg length discrepancy (LLD) and Degenerative scoliosis (DS) in older age...

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Main Authors: Xi Yang, Qiang Zou, Yueming Song, Limin Liu, Chunguang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Degenerative scoliosis
Windswept lower limb deformity
Leg length discrepancy
Pelvic obliquity
Rickets
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00857-x

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