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We studied the angle of torsion of the leg in both lower limbs of 1607 schoolchildren of both sexes (1010 girls and 597 boys) aged between 3 and 17 years. Statistical differences were observed between one lower limb and the other in girls at the ages of 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13 years but in boys no differences were observed. No statistical differences were found between the angle of torsion from one age to the next, except between the angles of 11 years and 12 years old boys. The torsional angle varies from approximatly 5° at 3 years to 17° at 17 years, with a slight, inconsistent increase in both sexes.
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Nous avons étudié l'angle de torsion de la jambe des deux membres inférieurs de 1 607 enfants d'âge scolaire des deux sexes (1 010 filles et 597 garçons), âgés de 3 à 17 ans. Les différences statistiquement significatives ont été observées entre les deux membres inférieurs chez des filles âgées de 3, 8, 9, 10, 12 et 13 ans, alors que chez les garçons aucune différence n'a été observée. Aucune différence statistique n'a été retrouvée pour cet angle de torsion en fonction de l'âge, excepté entre les garçons de 11 et 12 ans. L'angle de torsion évolue approximativement de 5° à 3 ans, à 17° à 17 ans, avec une variation non significative entre les deux sexes.
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Forriol Campos, F., Pascual Maiques, J. The development of tibiofibular torsion. Surg Radiol Anat 12, 109–112 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623334
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