?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Reanalysis+of+Agelietti+Procedure+(A+Method+of+Corrective+Supracondylar+Femoral+Osteotomy)&rft.creator=Agarwal%2C+S&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objective%3A+Supracondylar+femoral+osteotomy+is+the+time+tested+method%2C+used+for+correcting+the+angular+(varus+%26+valgus)+deformities+at+the+knee.+Traditionally%2C+Coventry+type+of+osteotomy+where+a+medial+or+lateral+based+wedge+of+bone+is+removed+or+an+open+wedge+osteotomy+is+made+%26+the+space+filled+with+bone+graft%2C+is+done+to+achieve+the+desired+correction.+This+osteotomy+is+subsequently+stabilized+with+Kirschner+wires+or+plates+%26+screws.+Later+the+limb+is+externally+supported+in+brace+or+plaster+cast.+Here+we+present+a+case+series+of+10+cases%2C+where+we+have+analyzed+the+efficacy+of+Aglietti+procedure%2C+as+a+method+of+femoral+supracondylar+osteotomy+for+correcting+the+valgus+deformity+at+the+knee.+Methods%3A+Ten+valgus+adolescent+knees+were+operated+in+7+patients+by+following+the+Aglietti+procedure+for+correcting+the+angular+deformity+at+the+knee.+The+results+were+analyzed+taking+into+consideration+the+operating+time%2C+blood+loss+during+surgery+estimated+by+the+number+of+surgical+mops+used%2C+stability+of+the+osteotomy+in+the+post-operative+period+%26+ultimate+range+of+motion+(ROM)+obtained+at+the+end+of+6+months+after+the+surgery.+Results%3A+The+average+age+of+patients+dealt+with+was+12.6+years+(n%3D7)+with+females+predominating+(n%3D5)+against+2+males.+The+average+time+was+47.5+minutes.+The+average+size+of+the+surgical+mops+used+was+15x20+cms.+Surgical+mops+used+per+patient+were+1.6.+The+average+range+of+flexion+achieved+at+the+end+of+6+months+after+surgery+was+131.45+degrees+(+Rounded+average+to+a+measurable+value+being+131+degrees).+Conclusion%3A+In+our+case+series+we+found+Aglietti+procedure+as+an+effective+method+to+correct+the+valgus+deformity+in+adolescent+knees.+Supracondylar+femoral+osteotomies+are+not+only+for+varus+an+valgus+corrections%3B+this+osteotomy+is+used+as+well+for+rotation+correction+and+flexion+and+extension+correction%2C+mainly+in+CP+patients.+But+we+used+the+Agelietti+procedure+for+the+correction+of+angular+deformities(varus%2Fvalgus)+in+patients+of+nutritional+rickets.+However+more+number+of+cases+need+to+be+done+to+make+a+final+conclusion+of+establishing+the+superiority+of+this+method+over+other+methods.+&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-04-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8877%2F1%2F2012-1-12.pdf&rft.identifier=++Agarwal%2C+S++(2012)+Reanalysis+of+Agelietti+Procedure+(A+Method+of+Corrective+Supracondylar+Femoral+Osteotomy).++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8877%2F