title: Surgical correction of idiopathic medical femoral torsion.
abstract: We reviewed 28 hips in 14 patients with severe bilateral idiopathic medial femoral torsion which had been corrected by intertrochanteric rotation osteotomy using crossed pins for fixation and a hip spica. There were 10 girls and 4 boys with a mean age of 7 years and 9 months. All had functional and cosmetic disability before operation. The average follow up was for 3 years and 9 months. Full correction was achieved in 27 hips. In one partial avascular necrosis of the femoral head occurred one year after operation and was treated by an acetabular augmentation procedure with a satisfactory outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Centre, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Staheli
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Holm
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D016896:Treatment Outcome