Surgical management of persistent intoeing gait due to increased internal tibial torsion in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 467-473

  Davids, Jon R ^a   Davis, Roy B ^b   Jameson, Lisa C ^b   Westberry, David E ^b   Hardin, James W ^c  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Shriners Hospitals for Children   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

internal tibial torsion; intoeing; knee kinetics; tibial osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; CAST REMOVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT PAIN; GAIT DISORDER; HIP; HUMAN; INTERNAL TIBIAL TORSION; KINEMATICS; KNEE PAIN; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSISTENT INTOEING GAIT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDING; TIBIA TORSION; VARUS KNEE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONVALESCENCE; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOT; GAIT; KINETICS; KNEE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIBIA; TORSION ABNORMALITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TORSION ABNORMALITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84901508539     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000173     Document Type: Article

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