Effect of the Tibia Counter Rotator Orthosis for Tibial Internal Torsion Children: A Preliminary Study. |
Lee, So Young , Jung, Yoon Tae , Lee, Sung Moon |
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Korea. re@dsmc.or.kr 2Department of Radiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Korea. |
소아 경골 내염전에서 경골 역회전 교정 장치의 효과에 대한 예비 연구 |
이소영, 정윤태, 이성문1 |
계명대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 1영상의학교실 |
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Abstract |
Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of the tibia counter rotator orthosis for tibial internal torsion children. Method The 16 limbs included in this study were both lower extremities of 6 subjects and unilateral ones of 4 subjects (7 female and 3 male), ranging in age from less than 3 year to 11 years. These subjects were diagnosed as in-toeing gait with tibial internal torsion and had no history of forefoot adductus or other musculoskeletal abnormality. Tibial torsion was evaluated by thigh-foot angle and computed tomography before and after applying the Tibia Internal BraceⰒ (TIBⰒ). Results Thigh-foot angle and computed tomography showed significant improvement of tibial internal torsion before and after applying the TIBⰒ (p<0.05). There was no significant correlation between duration of the TIBⰒ application and improvement of tibial internal torsion (p>0.05). And there was no significant correlation between age and improvement of tibial internal torsion (p>0.05). Conclusion TIBⰒ was effective for in-toeing gait children with tibial internal torsion. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2009; 33: 470-476) |
Key Words:
Tibia, Torsion, Computed tomography, Orthosis |
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