Re: Does anyone know what this means??

[Guest guest]

From what I can find on the web, valgus refers to Hallux Valgus (a

bunion.) Maybe her foot is showing signs of developing one.

I really can't answer the other things, but I'm sure Dr. Helzenberg would

be happy to

assist you.

Candy and Cole

[Guest guest]

From what I can find on the web, valgus refers to Hallux Valgus (a

bunion.) Maybe her foot is showing signs of developing one.

I really can't answer the other things, but I'm sure Dr. Helzenberg would

be happy to

assist you.

Candy and Cole

[Guest guest]

From what I can find on the web, valgus refers to Hallux Valgus (a

bunion.) Maybe her foot is showing signs of developing one.

I really can't answer the other things, but I'm sure Dr. Helzenberg would

be happy to

assist you.

Candy and Cole

[Guest guest]

Hi -

My lft cf son has 20 degree external tibial torsion bilaterally. That just

means that you can move her knees inward an extra 10 degrees. They don't do

anything for that minor of a tibial torsion. When she stands you may notice

her knees touch on the inside. Someone without tibial torsion knees would

not touch together when there feet and together in the standing position. I

did not have cf as a child but did have and still have tibial torsion. It is

no big deal and no one would ever notice that my knees touch together

(except my ballet teacher). My son's doc said they used to obsess about this

in the 70's (when I was born) but it is really no big deal and no correction

is needed unless it is MAJOR and then casting is what they do.

> "

>

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: Does anyone know what this means??

>Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 16:19:01 -0000

>

>I got Graces records in the mail today from her check-up with Dr

>Herzenberg and noticed under the additional notes he sent to Dr

>Ponseti that he mentioned a couple things I don't understand. Just

>thought maybe someone here might know what it means. Okay it says

>heels are in valgus but not excessively. What is valgus??? THen

>under torsional profile it says....the thigh/foot axis is 10 degrees

>with external tibial torsion bilaterally. The patient has some

>femoral retroversion. Additionally Grace's heel pad was somewhat

>empty. So, does anyone know what valgus is? And is 10 degrees

>external tibial torsion a bad thing?? Perhaps I will just email Dr

>Herzenberg, maybe that is what he wants us back so soon. Anyways,

>thanks if anyone can shed some light on me!! Appreciate it, jennifer

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi -

My lft cf son has 20 degree external tibial torsion bilaterally. That just

means that you can move her knees inward an extra 10 degrees. They don't do

anything for that minor of a tibial torsion. When she stands you may notice

her knees touch on the inside. Someone without tibial torsion knees would

not touch together when there feet and together in the standing position. I

did not have cf as a child but did have and still have tibial torsion. It is

no big deal and no one would ever notice that my knees touch together

(except my ballet teacher). My son's doc said they used to obsess about this

in the 70's (when I was born) but it is really no big deal and no correction

is needed unless it is MAJOR and then casting is what they do.

> "

>

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: Does anyone know what this means??

>Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 16:19:01 -0000

>

>I got Graces records in the mail today from her check-up with Dr

>Herzenberg and noticed under the additional notes he sent to Dr

>Ponseti that he mentioned a couple things I don't understand. Just

>thought maybe someone here might know what it means. Okay it says

>heels are in valgus but not excessively. What is valgus??? THen

>under torsional profile it says....the thigh/foot axis is 10 degrees

>with external tibial torsion bilaterally. The patient has some

>femoral retroversion. Additionally Grace's heel pad was somewhat

>empty. So, does anyone know what valgus is? And is 10 degrees

>external tibial torsion a bad thing?? Perhaps I will just email Dr

>Herzenberg, maybe that is what he wants us back so soon. Anyways,

>thanks if anyone can shed some light on me!! Appreciate it, jennifer

>

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Hi -

My lft cf son has 20 degree external tibial torsion bilaterally. That just

means that you can move her knees inward an extra 10 degrees. They don't do

anything for that minor of a tibial torsion. When she stands you may notice

her knees touch on the inside. Someone without tibial torsion knees would

not touch together when there feet and together in the standing position. I

did not have cf as a child but did have and still have tibial torsion. It is

no big deal and no one would ever notice that my knees touch together

(except my ballet teacher). My son's doc said they used to obsess about this

in the 70's (when I was born) but it is really no big deal and no correction

is needed unless it is MAJOR and then casting is what they do.

> "

>

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: Does anyone know what this means??

>Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 16:19:01 -0000

>

>I got Graces records in the mail today from her check-up with Dr

>Herzenberg and noticed under the additional notes he sent to Dr

>Ponseti that he mentioned a couple things I don't understand. Just

>thought maybe someone here might know what it means. Okay it says

>heels are in valgus but not excessively. What is valgus??? THen

>under torsional profile it says....the thigh/foot axis is 10 degrees

>with external tibial torsion bilaterally. The patient has some

>femoral retroversion. Additionally Grace's heel pad was somewhat

>empty. So, does anyone know what valgus is? And is 10 degrees

>external tibial torsion a bad thing?? Perhaps I will just email Dr

>Herzenberg, maybe that is what he wants us back so soon. Anyways,

>thanks if anyone can shed some light on me!! Appreciate it, jennifer

>

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Hi --

I don't know much about the medical terminology, but we just

had an appointment for Gavin, and all of those phrases came

up. Gavin's heel is also " in valgus " -- this seems to refer to it's

position (in our case, curling inwards somewhat). This doesn't

mean that the talus (the heel bone) is out of place, and I don't

think it is considered a problem unless it gets worse and worse.

Gavin also has " tibial torsion " , and our doctor didn't seem at all

concerned about this. She said that as he gets older, we might

try to curb his tendency to W-sit, but for the time being he was too

young to worry about it. Our heel pad was also somewhat empty

-- very common in a clubfoot, and something that tends to correct

itself as the child weightbears -- the talus usually descends

more into the pad of the heel as a child learns to walk.

Once again, I am no expert -- so if you are concerned, I would

ask your doctor what it all means. I think that sometimes

doctors make medical notes for themselves to refer back to (and

to compare the feet with) on future visits, but unless things are

considered a problem or there is something you can do about it

at that stage, they don't bring it up. (Probably in order not to

cause extra worry for the parents...) Hope this helps!

Rita with baby Gavin D.

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Hi --

I don't know much about the medical terminology, but we just

had an appointment for Gavin, and all of those phrases came

up. Gavin's heel is also " in valgus " -- this seems to refer to it's

position (in our case, curling inwards somewhat). This doesn't

mean that the talus (the heel bone) is out of place, and I don't

think it is considered a problem unless it gets worse and worse.

Gavin also has " tibial torsion " , and our doctor didn't seem at all

concerned about this. She said that as he gets older, we might

try to curb his tendency to W-sit, but for the time being he was too

young to worry about it. Our heel pad was also somewhat empty

-- very common in a clubfoot, and something that tends to correct

itself as the child weightbears -- the talus usually descends

more into the pad of the heel as a child learns to walk.

Once again, I am no expert -- so if you are concerned, I would

ask your doctor what it all means. I think that sometimes

doctors make medical notes for themselves to refer back to (and

to compare the feet with) on future visits, but unless things are

considered a problem or there is something you can do about it

at that stage, they don't bring it up. (Probably in order not to

cause extra worry for the parents...) Hope this helps!

Rita with baby Gavin D.

[Guest guest]

,

I *think* valgus refers to bending outward or inward to some degree. As for

tibial torsion, I was born with that myself. I had bilateral tibial torsion

and wore shoes much like the DBB bar from the age of 3-6 months to correct

it. Now days they do no medical intervention for it and believe that the

brace wear that those of us who wore it for tibial torsion (in my case, back

in the 70's) did virtually no good anyway. I'm not sure if that is true, my

legs are both completely straight and as has been mentioned in another post,

my knees do not touch eachother like many people with tibial torsion

experience. As far as I know, it is nothing to worry about and it corrects

itself over time.

Holly and

Does anyone know what this means??

>I got Graces records in the mail today from her check-up with Dr

>Herzenberg and noticed under the additional notes he sent to Dr

>Ponseti that he mentioned a couple things I don't understand. Just

>thought maybe someone here might know what it means. Okay it says

>heels are in valgus but not excessively. What is valgus??? THen

>under torsional profile it says....the thigh/foot axis is 10 degrees

>with external tibial torsion bilaterally. The patient has some

>femoral retroversion. Additionally Grace's heel pad was somewhat

>empty. So, does anyone know what valgus is? And is 10 degrees

>external tibial torsion a bad thing?? Perhaps I will just email Dr

>Herzenberg, maybe that is what he wants us back so soon. Anyways,

>thanks if anyone can shed some light on me!! Appreciate it, jennifer

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for helping me understand what this all meant. It is

a relief to hear that it is most likely nothing to worry about.

Time is really flying and we are supposed to go back for another

checkup in only 2 more months. Thanks again, jennifer

> I got Graces records in the mail today from her check-up with Dr

> Herzenberg and noticed under the additional notes he sent to Dr

> Ponseti that he mentioned a couple things I don't understand.

Just

> thought maybe someone here might know what it means. Okay it says

> heels are in valgus but not excessively. What is valgus??? THen

> under torsional profile it says....the thigh/foot axis is 10

degrees

> with external tibial torsion bilaterally. The patient has some

> femoral retroversion. Additionally Grace's heel pad was somewhat

> empty. So, does anyone know what valgus is? And is 10 degrees

> external tibial torsion a bad thing?? Perhaps I will just email

Dr

> Herzenberg, maybe that is what he wants us back so soon. Anyways,

> thanks if anyone can shed some light on me!! Appreciate it,

jennifer

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for helping me understand what this all meant. It is

a relief to hear that it is most likely nothing to worry about.

Time is really flying and we are supposed to go back for another

checkup in only 2 more months. Thanks again, jennifer

> I got Graces records in the mail today from her check-up with Dr

> Herzenberg and noticed under the additional notes he sent to Dr

> Ponseti that he mentioned a couple things I don't understand.

Just

> thought maybe someone here might know what it means. Okay it says

> heels are in valgus but not excessively. What is valgus??? THen

> under torsional profile it says....the thigh/foot axis is 10

degrees

> with external tibial torsion bilaterally. The patient has some

> femoral retroversion. Additionally Grace's heel pad was somewhat

> empty. So, does anyone know what valgus is? And is 10 degrees

> external tibial torsion a bad thing?? Perhaps I will just email

Dr

> Herzenberg, maybe that is what he wants us back so soon. Anyways,

> thanks if anyone can shed some light on me!! Appreciate it,

jennifer

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for helping me understand what this all meant. It is

a relief to hear that it is most likely nothing to worry about.

Time is really flying and we are supposed to go back for another

checkup in only 2 more months. Thanks again, jennifer

> I got Graces records in the mail today from her check-up with Dr

> Herzenberg and noticed under the additional notes he sent to Dr

> Ponseti that he mentioned a couple things I don't understand.

Just

> thought maybe someone here might know what it means. Okay it says

> heels are in valgus but not excessively. What is valgus??? THen

> under torsional profile it says....the thigh/foot axis is 10

degrees

> with external tibial torsion bilaterally. The patient has some

> femoral retroversion. Additionally Grace's heel pad was somewhat

> empty. So, does anyone know what valgus is? And is 10 degrees

> external tibial torsion a bad thing?? Perhaps I will just email

Dr

> Herzenberg, maybe that is what he wants us back so soon. Anyways,

> thanks if anyone can shed some light on me!! Appreciate it,

jennifer