Level 4
Starship Children's Health
Park Road
Grafton
Auckland
Level 4
Starship Children's Health
Park Road
Grafton
Auckland
Phone (09) 307 4949
All referrals to Starship Children's Orthopaedics must be done through your general practitioner (GP).
Intoeing (pigeon toed) is common in children and is often considered a normal part of development. Your child's gait pattern will improve over time without the need for treatment. Most children that intoe stop doing so by the age of 8 to 10 years. It is extremely rare to operate on this condition.
What is intoeing?
Intoeing develops from one of three areas: the foot, the knee, or the hip:
Out-toeing usually occurs during the first year of life. It is due to the position of the hips within the uterus and will resolve without treatment.
What is the treatment for intoeing?
The best treatment is observation. You can take pictures each year of your children standing and then compare the progression of the straightening process. In very rare instances a bone cutting operation to correct rotation can be done after the age of 12-14 years if at that stage the child is close to fully grown, intoeing is still severe and has still not resolved.
Facts about intoeing
https://healthpoint.co.nz/public/paediatrics/starship-paediatric-orthopaedics/