INTOEING

Course overview

DEFORMITIES AND ANGULAR VARIATIONS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR REFERRAL TO PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS, WITH IN-TOEING SEEN MOSTLY IN INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. PIGEON INTOEING, ALSO KNOWN AS PIGEON-TOEING, IS CAUSED BY A ROTATIONAL VARIATION ANYWHERE IN THE LOWER EXTREMITY THAT CAUSES THE FOOT TO POINT INWARD. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS PIGEON INTOEING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.