Efficacy of a Tibia Counter Rotator System for the Treatment of Internal Tibial Torsion in Children

• Published in: Children Vol. 9; no. 7; p. 970
• Main Authors: Kim, Sungmi, Suzuki, Mitsuyoshi, Minowa, Kei, Nittono, Hiroshi, Shimizu, Toshiaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 29.06.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Adults; Age; Arthritis; Biomechanics; Brief Report; Children; Fetuses; Gait; Health aspects; in-toeing gait; Knee; knee joint diseases; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Osteoarthritis; Patient compliance; Patients; Pediatrics; RJ1-570; Statistical analysis; toe-out gait plate; transmalleolar angle; Uterus; Japan; toe-out gait plate; in-toeing gait; knee joint diseases; transmalleolar angle

Internal tibial torsion is more common in the Asian population than in Western populations. Generally, surgery should be considered for the treatment of severe internal tibial torsion. As an alternative approach, the usefulness of a tibia counter rotator (TCR), a corrective orthosis based on the the...