loading...| Preferred Name | Blount disease | |
| Synonyms |
Infantile tibia vara Tibia vara Blount Osteochondrosis deformans tibiae |
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| Definitions |
Blount disease is characterized by disturbed growth of the inner portion of the upper tibial extremity, progressively leading to bowlegged deformity with bone angulation just below the knee (tibia varus). In 60% of cases, the condition affects both legs. |
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| ID |
http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_2768 |
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| alternative_term |
Infantile tibia vara Tibia vara Blount Osteochondrosis deformans tibiae |
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| definition |
Blount disease is characterized by disturbed growth of the inner portion of the upper tibial extremity, progressively leading to bowlegged deformity with bone angulation just below the knee (tibia varus). In 60% of cases, the condition affects both legs. |
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| definition_citation |
Orphanet |
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| expertlink |
https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=en&Expert=2768 |
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| has_age_of_onset |
Childhood Infancy |
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| has_inheritance |
Autosomal recessive |
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| hasDbXref |
MedDRA:10072255 OMIM:259200 MeSH:C536237 UMLS:C0220757 ICD-11:FB82.1 ICD-10:M92.5 OMIM:188700 |
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| label |
Blount disease |
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| notation |
ORPHA:2768 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefixIRI |
ORDO:Orphanet_2768 |
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| prefLabel |
Blount disease |
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| present_in |
Worldwide |
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