varus

Cubitus varus

  

Incidence

 

Occurs 10% of supracondylar humeral fractures

- varus malunion

 

Lateral condyle fracture

- AVN trochlea

 

Elbow Cubitus Varus

 

Growth arrest of medial aspect physis

- rare

- post traumatic

 

Hemiplegia

Problems

 

1.  Lower limb

 

All walk

- Ankle > knee > hip

 

Ankle

- most require operations for ankles

 

LLD

- unilateral underdevelopment

- LLD 0-5cm (average 2cm)

 

2.  Lower limb

- one handedness

- decrease movement in swing

- astereogenesis

- usual upper limb contractures