Effect of neonatal posture on later lower limb rotation and gait in premature infants

J Pediatr Orthop. 1991 Jul-Aug;11(4):520-2. doi: 10.1097/01241398-199107000-00019.

Abstract

The rotational profile of 265 children age 4-8 years who were born at the gestational age of less than or equal to 30 weeks and were nursed prone for several months after birth showed a marked outtoeing gait up to the age of 6 years. Their positive thigh-foot angles were significantly higher than those of the general population. These angles indicate that their outtoeing gaits were caused by marked external tibial rotation.

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Bone Diseases, Developmental / epidemiology
  • Bone Diseases, Developmental / etiology*
  • Bone Diseases, Developmental / physiopathology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Gait*
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature*
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Israel / epidemiology
  • Length of Stay
  • Nursing Care / standards
  • Posture*
  • Pronation
  • Rotation
  • Tibia*