Blount disease


Blount dis·ease

(blunt), tibia vara; nonrachitic bowlegs in children. Synonym(s): Blount-Barber disease

Blount dis·ease

(blownt di-zēz') Tibia vara; nonrachitic bowlegs in children.

Blount disease

[Walter Putman Blount, Am. surgeon, 1900–1992] Tibia vara.

Blount,

Walter Putnam, U.S. orthopedist, 1900–. Blount-Barber disease - Synonym(s): Blount diseaseBlount bent bladeBlount blade plateBlount bone retractorBlount bone spreaderBlount braceBlount disease - nonrachitic bowlegs in children. Synonym(s): Blount-Barber diseaseBlount displacement osteotomyBlount epiphysiodesisBlount hip retractorBlount knee retractorBlount knifeBlount malletBlount osteotomeBlount osteotomyBlount scoliosis osteotomeBlount splintBlount spreaderBlount stapleBlount technique for osteoclasisBlount tibia varaBlount tracing techniqueBlount V-blade