06 June 2025
: Case report 
Successful Correction of Lower-Limb Malunions Using Intramedullary Nailing and Chipping Osteotomy: A Case Series
Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Ryota Nishida BCDEF 1, Palasara Brahmani Laras
E 1, Takahiro Niikura AB 2, Yohei Kumabe D 1, Yutaka Matsumiya D 1, Yuya Yamamoto D 1, Hyuma Kondo D 1, Jonathan Jonathan D 1, Genta Fukumoto D 1, Ryosuke Kuroda DG 1, Keisuke Oe ABCDEFG 1*
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947845
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947845
Figure 2 Preoperative and postoperative X-rays of Case 1. (A) X-rays taken preoperatively, postoperatively, and at final follow-up. Preoperative varus deformity was 17°. Radiographic bone healing was achieved 4 months after surgery. (B) Full-leg-length standing radiographs taken preoperatively and 1 year after surgery. The dotted lines indicate the Mikulicz lines, which improved to 23% from −11%.