Effect of neonatal posture on later lower limb rotation and gait in premature infants.
The rotational profile of 265 children age 4-8 years who were born at the gestational age of less than or equal to 30 weeks and were nursed prone for several months after birth showed a marked outtoeing gait up to the age of 6 years. Their positive thigh-foot angles were significantly higher than those of the general population. These angles indicate that their outtoeing gaits were caused by marked external tibial rotation.
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Krikler
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Wielunsky
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Merlob
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D000367:Age Factors; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005684:Gait; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D007902:Length of Stay; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D011187:Posture; D011403:Pronation; D012399:Rotation; D013977:Tibia