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Re: Blounts Disease

Donald E. Katz, C.O.

We recently had our research published in the Journal of Pediatric

Orthopaedics. Volume 18:374-380, 1998. BS Richards, M.D., DE Katz,

C.O., JB Sims, M.D. “The Effectiveness of Brace Treatment in Early

Infantile Blount’s Disease.”

In this, we studied the efficacy of using a medial upright only,

elastic corrective strap KAFO (as well as some patients treated with

“conventional [metal and leather]” KAFO’s and HKAFO’s). The elastic

KAFO design was first described by Terry Supan, CPO in:

Clinical Orthotics and Prosthetics

1985; 9:3-6.

Terry’s article best describes the actual manufacturing of the

this orthosis.

We found it to be an effective treatment for true,

Infantile Tibia Vara (Blount’s Disease), with cases of unilateral

involvment having a significantly higher treatment success rate than

those with bilateral involvment. The age range of our population in

this review was 1.5 – 3.2, average age being 2.1 years. Thus, our

review may be applicable to the child you are about to treat.

I hope this helps!

-Don Katz, C.O.

Director, Orthotics Department

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Dallas, TX

Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:42:30 EST

Reply-to: [email protected]

From: Eddie White

Subject: Blounts Disease

To: [email protected]

Paient is a 2 year old that has been diagnosed with blounts disease,

searching for bracing ideas. Script reads single upright with free ankle and

knee pad .

William Earles C.O.

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