II. Epidemiology
- Presents at age 4 to 7 years old
III. Pathophysiology
- Tibia externally rotates with growth, up to age 4 to 7 years old
IV. Signs
- Thigh foot angle >30 degrees
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Out-toeing
- Foot Progression Angle positive (externally rotated foot)
V. Management
- Surgery is typically avoided until after age 10 years old
- Surgery may be considered for Thigh foot angle >20-30 degrees
- High complication rate with surgery
VI. Complications
- Patellofemoral Syndrome
- Knee instability
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Related Studies
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| SnomedCT | 299229000 |
| Dutch | uitwendige tibiatorsie |
| French | Torsion du tibia externe |
| German | externe tibiale Torsion |
| Italian | Torsione tibiale esterna |
| Portuguese | Torção tibial externa |
| Spanish | Torsión tibial externa, torsión externa de tibia, torsión tibial externa (hallazgo), torsión tibial externa |
| Japanese | 脛骨外捻転, ｹｲｺﾂｶﾞｲﾈﾝﾃﾝ |
| Czech | Externí tibiální torze |
| Hungarian | Tibialis külső torsio |
| English | External tibial torsion, External tibial torsion (finding) |
