Femoral anteversion refers to medial torsion of the femur, which is a normal variant in most children, but may be excessive in a small minority. In this minority it leads to in-toeing of the feet ...

Abnormal femoral neck anteversion, previous proximal femoral osteotomies, and small femoral canals with metaphyseal/diaphyseal mismatch are commonly seen in patients ...

One reason is that it’s common for children to be born with their thighbones turned in, a condition known as femoral anteversion. It self-corrects for most kids as they grow, but until their ...

Many children are born with their thigh bones slightly turned in (called femoral anteversion), which makes W-sitting more comfortable. Almost all children outgrow femoral anteversion.

Fragomen, MD; John D. Kelly IV, MD Researchers categorized 126 patients (135 knees) with recurrent patellar dislocation and increased femoral anteversion angle into groups based on whether they ...

If it is not resolved at that age, it can be caused by a twist in the thighbone called femoral anteversion. This also can improve with age by the teenage years and does not usually require surgery ...

This is sometimes referred to as femoral anteversion. Girls have a higher risk of developing medial femoral torsion. What are the symptoms of pigeon toes? In cases of metatarsus adductus ...

“For the otherwise healthy and uninjured child, increased femoral anteversion means it’s more comfortable to sit without stretching out the hip capsule (W-sit vs. criss-cross).” For ...

At the same time, the optimum cup position according to the combined anteversion approach changed from 35° radiographic inclination/30° anteversion to 39°/30° when the (effective) stem ...