title: Tibial torsion in chronic, stable slipped capital femoral epiphyses: evaluation by CT scan.
abstract: Externally rotated gait is a hallmark of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) attributed to the change of proximal femur structure. This study investigated the potential role of abnormal tibial torsion in 44 patients with chronic, stable SCFE. Comparison of the tibiae of the involved side with the uninvolved side and with previously published normal values showed no evidence of tibial torsional abnormalities in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit 48201, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Stanitski
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Litts
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Stanitski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality