A GENU VARUM CORRECTION: A COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL OPEN WEDGE HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY VERSUS OPEN WEDGE OSTEOTOMY WITH SAGITTAL PLANE CUTTING

A Genu Varum Correction: A Comparison of Conventional Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy versus Open Wedge Osteotomy with Sagittal Plane Cutting

Background: Open wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) is commonly utilized to correct genu varum.To decrease various complications of OWHTO, some modifications are needed.Methods: In a parallel randomized controlled clinical trial, 42 patients were divided into two groups: conventional OWHTO (control group) and OWHTO with the cut in the sagittal pla

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Study of prevalence of underlying congenital heart disease in children with recurrent respiratory tract infections

Background: Recurrent respiratory tract infections are common cause of morbidity globally.Some congenital heart diseases that cause increased pulmonary blood flow is a common predisposing factor for a recurrent Respiratory tract infection (RTI) ,the rate of recurrent RTI is estimated to be 1.3 episodes per child per year Objectives: The present stu

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