Case ID: |
TTFB002 |
Patient Info |
Demographics/Dx: |
Female, 4 y 9 mo, with intoed gait due to long bone
torsional/rotational malalignments; foot pronation; fully ambulatory.
- Increased medial femoral torsion (L)
- Excessive medial thigh/foot angle (R)
- Foot pronation (L), (R)
- Tensor fascia lata shortened
- Ligament laxity at (L) knee, both midtarsal joints
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Eval tools used: |
N/A |
TheraTogs Uses |
Wearing history: |
- 6 months @ all day for 7 days/week with 100% compliance
- After 6 months, strap use on (R) was reduced to 4 days/week.
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Strapping used: |
3 straight straps, 2 limb cuffs |
Improvements noted: |
- Reduced intoeing per visual observation
- Close correlation between TheraTogs wear, clinical observation,
and normalization of findings on LE Musculoskeletal Assessment
Form.
- (R) medial thigh-foot angle (TFA) has resolved.
- (L) TFA has improved 9°
- (L) Ryder's Test results for femoral torsion has improved 4°
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Clinical issues noted: |
None. Patient "loves wearing her TheraTogs" according to mother's
report. |
Product notes: |
Need better durability in the (straight) strapping material. Parents
have sewn one end of each strap to each limb cuff and to the thigh
cuff on the (L) side. |