Bruce A MacWilliams, Mark L McMulkin, Glen O Baird, Peter M Stevens
BACKGROUND: Torsional deformities of the lower extremity are common in children and are often corrected with rotational osteotomy. The effects of torsional abnormalities, and the effects of corrective osteotomy, are not well understood. A study of children with isolated idiopathic tibial torsional pathology undergoing a single corrective procedure may assist in understanding the biomechanics of torsional deformities and the effect of surgical correction. METHODS: Preoperative and postoperative gait analyses were performed for eight subjects (eleven sides) with idiopathic excessive inward tibial torsion and ten subjects (fourteen sides) with excessive outward tibial torsion...
December 1, 2010: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume