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Skewfoot in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta
R Mirzayan1, V Cepkinian, J Yu
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Southern California, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles 90033, USA. lakersdoc@yahoo.com
Foot & Ankle International
|October 7, 2000
Abstract:
We report skewfoot deformities in two patients who have osteogenesis imperfecta. A discussion will follow proposing etiologies of skewfoot, speculating that the ligamentous laxity often present in children who have osteogenesis imperfecta may predispose the development of skewfoot.