Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1941;23:561-566.
© 1941 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
TIBIAL TORSION ACCOMPANYING CONGENITAL CLUB-FOOT
L. STANLEY SELL M.D.1
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oklahoma University School of Medicine and Crippled Children's Hospital, Oklahoma City
1. Internal tibial torsion accompanies club-foot in a fair percentage of cases (17 per cent. in this series).
2. It is a major factor in recurrence of the club-foot deformity.
3. Tibial torsion of 15 degrees or more should be treated surgically after the equinovarus deformity has been corrected.