Severe bilateral internal tibial torsion in an adult, corrected by O'Donoghue's derotation osteotomy.
A case report of an adult with severe bilateral internal tibial torsion is presented. The deformities were corrected by a modification of the tibial osteotomy described by O'Donoghue in 1939. The osteotomies healed well, and the deformities were completely corrected.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*