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KMID : 0361420090330040470
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2009 Volume.33 No. 4 p.470 ~ p.476
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Effect of the Tibia Counter Rotator Orthosis for Tibial Internal Torsion Children: A Preliminary Study
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Lee So-Young
Jung Yoon-Tae
Lee Sung-Moon
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Abstract
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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 Braceⓡ (TIBⓡ).
Results: Thigh-foot angle and computed tomography showed significant improvement of tibial internal torsion before and after applying the TIBⓡ (p＜0.05). There was no significant correlation between duration of the TIBⓡ 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:TIBⓡ was effective for in-toeing gait children with tibial internal torsion.
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KEYWORD
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Tibia, Torsion, Computed tomography, Orthosis
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