Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Kohler's Disease

Kohler’s disease is a problem of the tarsal navicular bone in young children. Something goes wrong with the blood supply to the bone and it becomes avascular and the bone does not develop properly. The child can usually have a limp and there is local tenderness over the bone. Depending on how severe it is, the best treatment will be a plaster cast or other splinting or some type of foot orthotic to support the

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