Sentence examples for articular deformity from inspiring English sources
Osteotomy is aimed at correction of bony or articular deformity by cutting through bone and letting the fracture heal in the desired position, usually with the aid of internal fixation.
A painless swelling occurs on the affected joint causing reduced motility, and is sometimes associated with an articular deformity.
Articular deformities akin to RA were seen in 12 patients; in five patients, it was "claw hand" (Fig. 1) rather than actual articular deformity.
Recently, Shearer et al. (2013) concluded that isolated articular deformities have the greatest improvement in pain and function while patients with combined tibial and femoral deformities and also patients with soft tissue compromise experience poor outcomes.
Several biomechanical studies have demonstrated abnormal wrist contact pressure with extra-articular deformity that can predispose to arthritis [3].
Extra-articular deformity of the tibia associated with symptomatic secondary osteoarthritis of the knee requires a total knee arthroplasty.
The most common causes for extra-articular deformity around the knee are malunion, non-union and metabolic bone diseases like Paget's, osteomalacia or rickets.
Short knee radiographs do not reveal extra-articular deformity or deviations in femoral neck length, resulting in 6° ± 1° angle deviation.
Severe osteoarthritis of the knee associated with peri-articular deformity can be effectively addressed by appropriate bony resections during the surgical implantation of a prosthetic total knee [2].
An extra-articular deformity with a total knee replacement of more than 10 degrees in coronal plane [Varus/Valgus] or more than 20 degrees in sagittal plane [Procurvatum/Recurvatum] requires a corrective osteotomy to obtain a satisfactory result.
In the presence of extra-articular deformity, and initial-to-moderate OA, HTO would be the treatment of choice to correct the varus malalignment, thus restoring a neutral mechanical axis and reducing pressures on cartilage defects [12].
