Outcome of Children with In-Toeing and Out-Toeing by Application of Reversal Splint

Authors

Baii-Jia Yang
Kam-Sing Kan

Translated Title

反轉矯正帶對於兒童內八字腳及外八字腳治療之結果

Abstract

In-toeing and Out-toeing are common prblems in children, but the treatment is contraversy. From 1st May 1987 to Jan 1990.243 childrens with problems of in-toeing have been treated in ourrehabilitation department with reversla splint. Only 95 cases of in-toeing and 11 cases of out-toeing (age from 2 y 1m to 5y 4m) were included in this series with completely folow up. The foot progression angle(FPA)of in-toeing cases is a range of -24°~-38°. The FPA of toeing out cases ia a range of +24°~+40° . After reversal splint wearing in traction-in method. All have immediate effect. After 3-6 months splint wearing, all cases got much improvement in the condition of no reversal splint wearing and decreasing toeing-out angle to +3°~+25° mean +12°±4°. Also, the FPA of in-toeing cases was corrected from -20°~-38° to -13°~+13°(mean: form-25° ± 3° to + 10° ± 2° )after several months reversal splint wearing.

Language

English

First Page

53

Last Page

59

Recommended Citation

Yang, Baii-Jia and Kan, Kam-Sing (1991) "Outcome of Children with In-Toeing and Out-Toeing by Application of Reversal Splint," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 19: Iss. 1, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.1816
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol19/iss1/8