Bone Deformities

Bone deformities are deviation or distortion of the bone from its normal shape or size. It may also be positioned incorrectly which causes poor alignment.

The most common combination is correction of angulation with lengthening. Our surgeons most frequently treat bone deformities with corrective osteotomy (cutting of the bone). Corrective osteotomy requires either internal fixation or external fixation to stabilize the broken bone.

Causes

Bones may become deformed for many reasons. These include:

• congenital (from birth)
• developmental (from abnormal growth during childhood), and
• post-traumatic (from healing in a deformed position after a fracture).

Types of Bone Deformities

Bones may be deformed in four ways:

• angulation (a bend in the bone),
• rotation or torsion (a twist in the bone),
• translation or displacement (a shift in the position of the bone after a fracture or osteotomy), or
• limb length discrepancy (a difference in the length of a bone compared with the other side).

Although each of the different types of bone deformities can exist on its own, it is very common to see combinations of two or more of these deformity components together.

Treatment of Bone Deformities

The surgical techniques developed and used at Shreya Hospital in Ghaziabad for Limb Lengthening allow the simultaneous correction of combinations of bone deformities. The most common combination is correction of angulation with lengthening. Our Orthopedic Surgeons most frequently treat bone deformities with corrective osteotomy (cutting of the bone). Corrective osteotomy requires either internal fixation or external fixation to stabilize the broken bone.