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- Q65.89 Other specified congenital deformities of hip
- angular difference between the femoral neck axis and the transcondylar axis of the knee
- birth averages 40 degrees of antervesion, by 8y/o averages the adult value of 15 degrees
- increased femoral anteversion is most common cause of in-toeing in early childhood
Femoral Torsion Clinical Evaluation
- characteristically sit in the W position and run with an eggbeater-type motion due to IR of thighs during swing phase
- IR is increased, ER is decreased
Femoral Torsion Treatment
- generally no treatment necessary
- OR considered for >8y/o with marked cosmetic or functional deformity, anterversion >50 and IR >80 degrees. Proximal or distal femoral osteotomy
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