Tibial torsion and femoral torsion in adolescents?

Question

has anyone ever had this happen to them or family member, especially to the point where it causes pain? I've been to countless doctors and the only option is derotational femoral osteotomy surgery, which is a big step, and considering that I'm an avid soccer player with hopes to play in college, this would be detrimental to that, and the recovery time takes forever. I've tried physical therepy, but the pain doesn't go away. The pain's pretty much limited to my left leg, back, and sometimes arm, and also my right hip suffers from try to compensate. Pretty much the only information I can find on this is on kids really young like 3-10, I'm almost 16, so I'm pretty much done growing, and I think the effects are a little different. Anyways, if you know of any cases like this(even if they are little kids), or people who have had the surgery please let me know. Thanks so much!

Answer 1

Hey! You're not alone there's just not a lot of us out there. I'm getting ready to see a doctor about having my tibia's 'untwisted.' There's not a lot of information out there about it really. If you're looking for more information search for things written by Robert Teitge. He's out of Detroit and one of the top specialist that deals with the problem. Also, theres about 8-9 of us on www.kneeguru.co.uk if you go on the bulletin boards(the forums.) I know several of the girls have already had the surgery.  I personally haven't had anything done yet.