Correction of XXXX in adults.

@entity1 @entity3681 @entity6250 @entity2270 @entity85 @entity130
This report from five hospitals in Japan describes the results of correcting adult tibial deformities using external fixation. There were 49 @entity1 with 59 @entity6250 , with @entity130 being the most common cause of the @entity85 . Varus angulation was the most common @entity85 , and the most common magnitude was 11 degrees -30 degrees. Twenty-two @entity1 had a leg-length discrepancy. The aim of the correction was to normalize both the mechanical @entity2270 and the inclination of the knee and @entity3681 . In 63% of the @entity1 corrections were performed gradually during bone lengthening or acutely after bone lengthening. Altogether, 71% of the @entity1 were completely corrected, and no leg-length discrepancies remained after correction in 47%. Complications were encountered in 22 @entity1 , about half of which were pin tract infections, 28% refractures, and the remainder delayed consolidation or fixator failure. There were no neurological or circulatory complications. The average fixation duration was 9 months. The average hospital charges were 3,740,000 yen in bilateral correction @entity1 and 1,940,000 yen in unilateral correction @entity1 . External fixation can correct not only the mechanical @entity2270 and joint inclination but also leg-length discrepancy simultaneously.
