J Korean Acad Rehabil Med.  2009 Aug;33(4):470-476.

Effect of the Tibia Counter Rotator Orthosis for Tibial Internal Torsion Children: A Preliminary Study

• Lee SY
• Jung YT
• Lee SM

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 Brace(R) (TIB(R)).
RESULTS
Thigh-foot angle and computed tomography showed significant improvement of tibial internal torsion before and after applying the TIB(R) (p<0.05). There was no significant correlation between duration of the TIB(R) 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(R) was effective for in-toeing gait children with tibial internal torsion.

Keyword

Tibia; Torsion; Computed tomography; Orthosis

MeSH Terms

Child
Extremities
Female
Gait
Humans
Lower Extremity
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
Organothiophosphorus Compounds
Orthotic Devices
Tibia
Organothiophosphorus Compounds