Correlation of Body Mass Index and Radiographic Deformities in Children with Blount Disease

by Sanjeev Sabharwal, Caixia Zhao, and Emily McClemens

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 89(6):1275-1283

June 1, 2007

©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Standing full-length anteroposterior radiograph of a patient with right-sided, late-onset Blount disease.

Sanjeev Sabharwal et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:1275-1283

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Lateral radiograph of the patient in Figure 1, demonstrating the proximal posterior tibial angle (PPTA), a sagittal plane deformity parameter.

Sanjeev Sabharwal et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:1275-1283

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Scatterplot of the regression analysis, illustrating the relationship of body mass index (BMI) and mechanical axis deviation (MAD) in the patients with the early-onset form of Blount disease.

Sanjeev Sabharwal et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:1275-1283

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Scatterplot of the regression analysis, illustrating the relationship of body mass index (BMI) and mechanical axis deviation (MAD) in the patients with the late-onset form of Blount disease.

Sanjeev Sabharwal et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:1275-1283

©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Scatterplot of the regression analysis, illustrating the relationship of body mass index (BMI) and mechanical axis deviation (MAD) in the patients with a body mass index of ≥40.

Sanjeev Sabharwal et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:1275-1283

©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Scatterplot of the regression analysis, illustrating the relationship of body mass index (BMI) and mechanical axis deviation (MAD) in the patients with a body mass index of <40.

Sanjeev Sabharwal et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:1275-1283

©2007 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.