Abstract
We report on our experience of surgical treatment of a dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica case. The patient was a 2 year 8 month old boy. On physical examination a nut sized, painless bony hard mass was palpable on the medial aspect of the right knee, which showed a valgus deformity. His right foot was planovalgus anad the head of the talus was palpable. A full range of motion was present at the knee joint, but plantar flexion of the right ankle was limited. The plain x-ray showed some accessory calcification centers on the inner aspect of the epiphysis of the femoral medial condyle, distal tibia, talus and navicular. We performed surgical treatment using excision of the mass for correcting the valgus deformity of the knee. Four months after operation, there was no reccurence of the valgus deformity. We review the literature and discuss the surgical treatment of this condition.
