The oblique high tibial osteotomy technique without bone removal and with rigid blade plate fixation for the treatment of medial osteoarthritis of the varus knee: medium and long-term results.

Several high tibial osteotomy (HTO) surgical techniques for the treatment of medial osteoarthritis of the varus knee have been reported. Their main objectives are the achievement of the precise correction that is necessary for the lower limb mechanical axis realignment and the alleviation of the medial joint space. Early or late recurrence of the varus deformity must be avoided and various methods of fixation have been proposed to obtain this.

Menarche in scoliotic and nonscoliotic Mediterranean girls. Is there any relation between menarche and laterality of scoliotic curves?

Unlabelled: There is a controversy in the current literature concerning the age at menarche between scoliotic and nonscoliotic girls. The aim of this study is to elucidate this issue in the Mediterranean school aged girls.

Material And Methods: The menarche of 1,305 nonscoliotic girls (mean age 12,3 years, range 7,41 to 18,41 years, SD 2,5 years) and of 105 scoliotic girls (mean age 14.