title: Reduced tibial torsion in congenital clubfoot: CT measurements in 24 patients.
abstract: We determined leg torsion with CT scans through the femoral condyles and the ankle joints in 24 children (17 boys) with congenital clubfoot. In 16 cases, there was a bilateral clubfoot, in 5 cases it was left-sided and in 3 cases, it was on the right side. These children were compared to 17 healthy boys and 7 girls. The ages of all children ranged between 3 and 12 years. The average external torsion of the leg in the patients with clubfoot was 20 (15) versus 31 (7) degrees in the healthy children (p = 0.002). This study shows that there are great variations in leg torsion in children with congenital clubfoot and, on average, the external torsion is significantly lower than in healthy subjects.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic University Clinic, National Hospital, Olso, Norway. olav.reikeras@rikshospitalet.no
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Reikerås
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kristiansen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gunderson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steen
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012399:Rotation; D013977:Tibia; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality