{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]],"date-time":"2026-06-09T18:01:58Z","timestamp":1781028118523,"version":"3.54.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Indian Orthopaedic Research Group","issue":"6","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Jocr"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Introduction: Cubitus varus is a delayed complication of neglected supracondylar humerus fractures in children. Both oblique closing-wedge and modified step-cut osteotomies are widely used corrective techniques, but prospective comparative data are limited.\n\nMaterials and Methods: In this prospective non-randomised comparative study, 30 patients with cubitus varus deformity were divided into two groups: Oblique closing-wedge osteotomy (Group 1, n = 15) and modified step-cut osteotomy (Group 2, n = 15). Radiological correction was assessed using carrying angle, and functional outcomes were evaluated using elbow flexion-extension arc, pronation-supination arc, and Mayo elbow performance score (MEPS). Radiological union time was recorded. Statistical analysis was performed using an independent t-test and chi-square test.\n\nResults: The mean age was 14.9 \u00b1 2.7 years, with comparable baseline characteristics between groups (P = 0.741). Both groups showed significant deformity correction, with mean post-operative carrying angles of 13.0\u00b0 \u00b1 4.9\u00b0 and 11.5\u00b0 \u00b1 5.6\u00b0, respectively (P = 0.432). The mean MEPS was 88.0 \u00b1 7.8 in Group 1 and 90.0 \u00b1 8.7 in Group 2 (P = 0.511). Elbow flexion extension arc, prono-supination arc, and union time were similar between groups (P &gt; 0.05). Both the osteotomies achieved radiological union. The mean follow-up duration was 14.2 \u00b1 2.8 months.\n\nConclusion: Both oblique closing-wedge and modified step-cut osteotomies provide effective correction of cubitus varus with comparable radiological and functional outcomes. Both techniques are safe and reliable options in children.\n\nKeywords: Cubitus varus, corrective osteotomy, step-cut osteotomy, closing-wedge osteotomy, pediatric elbow.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.13107\/jocr.2026.v16.i06.7444","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]],"date-time":"2026-06-09T17:19:19Z","timestamp":1781025559000},"page":"275-280","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Oblique Close Wedge versus Modified Step Cut Osteotomy for Cubitus Varus Deformity in Children: A Prospective Non-Randomized Study"],"prefix":"10.13107","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Udit Sourav","family":"Sahoo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India,"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Prajnadipta","family":"Rout","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, IMS and SUM Hospital, campus 2, Phulnakhara, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Suman Sourav","family":"Mishra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kamalakshya","family":"Samal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India,"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Soumitesh Sibananda","family":"Das","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India,"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"5271","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"container-title":["Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]],"date-time":"2026-06-09T17:19:19Z","timestamp":1781025559000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/jocr.co.in\/wp\/2026\/06\/oblique-close-wedge-versus-modified-step-cut-osteotomy-for-cubitus-varus-deformity-in-children-a-prospective-non-randomized-study\/"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"6","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13107\/jocr.2026.v16.i06.7444","relation":{},"ISSN":["2321-3817"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2321-3817","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026]]}}}