Distal Tibial Rotation Osteotomies Normalize Frontal Plane Knee Moments

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Authors

Bruce A. MacWilliams · Shriners Hospitals for Children - Salt Lake City

Mark L. McMulkin · Shriners Hospitals for Children - Spokane

Glen O. Baird · Shriners Hospitals for Children - Spokane

Peter M. Stevens · Primary Children's Hospital

Abstract

In the present study, excessive tibial torsion adversely affected frontal knee moments and was associated with other kinematic and kinetic abnormalities. Corrective osteotomies improved all variables studied here and restored many to the values found in the control group.

Topics & Keywords

Hip disorders and treatments Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Connective tissue disorders research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volume 92, Issue 17, pp. 2835-2842

DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.j.00147

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