Surgical treatment of children with congenital anterior dislocation of the tibia: a review
- Authors: Kruglov I.Y.1, Rumyantsev N.Y.1, Omarov G.G.2, Takazova A.M.3, Kagantsov I.M.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Almazov National Medical Research Centre
- North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
- Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 15, No 3 (2025)
- Pages: 369-377
- Section: Reviews
- URL: https://medbiosci.ru/2219-4061/article/view/343616
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/psaic1908
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/HZZRXN
- ID: 343616
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Abstract
Congenital anterior dislocation of the tibia is a rare orthopedic disorder with an incidence of 1 per 100,000 newborns. Due to its low prevalence and a limited number of studies, no unified algorithm for surgical treatment of this condition has yet been developed when conservative treatment fails. A search of recent scientific data was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, eLIBRARY.RU, CyberLeninka, and Web of Science databases using the following keywords: врожденный передний вывих голени / congenital dislocation of the tibia, хирургическое лечение врожденного переднего вывиха голени / surgical treatment of congenital anterior dislocation of the tibia, and врожденный вывих коленного сустава / congenital dislocation of the knee joint. A total of 150 sources were analyzed, and 40 publications containing data on surgical treatment of congenital anterior dislocation of the tibia were selected. Various surgical techniques are currently employed, but their effectiveness remains debatable. The article presents an analysis of existing surgical methods for the treatment of congenital anterior dislocation of the tibia, examines their advantages and limitations, and identifies key challenges requiring further investigation. Surgical correction of this condition is most often employed in resistant and syndromic forms, which are frequently associated with knee stiffness, tibial flexion contracture, and weakness of the extensor mechanism. Therefore, when planning the use of surgical treatment techniques, it is crucial to consider the individual characteristics of the patient, such as the severity of the dislocation and the presence of concomitant somatic and orthopedic condition.
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Igor Yu. Kruglov
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
Author for correspondence.
Email: dr.gkruglov@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1234-1390
SPIN-code: 7777-1047
MD
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgNikolai Yu. Rumyantsev
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
Email: dr.rumyantsev@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4956-6211
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Gamzat G. Omarov
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
Email: ortobaby@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9252-8130
SPIN-code: 9565-8513
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgAnzhelika M. Takazova
Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University
Email: tak.ang@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-8274-9591
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Ilya M. Kagantsov
Almazov National Medical Research Centre; North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
Email: ilkagan@rambler.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3957-1615
SPIN-code: 7936-8722
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint PetersburgReferences
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