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AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care

Chapter 183: Foot and Leg Problems

Robert A. Hoekelman, MD; Maurice J. Chianese, MD

Femoral torsion is the rotation of the proximal portion of the femur on its longitudinal axis in relation to the transverse plane of the knee. Femoral anteversion is the extreme twisting of the femoral neck anteriorly relative to the femoral condyles. Femoral retroversion is the extreme twisting of the femoral neck posteriorly relative to the femoral condyles.

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