Introduction

I am starting this blog to document this process to fix Bailey's legs.   Bailey has tibial torsion on both legs.  Both of his tibia's are rotated outward which in turn causes his feet to point outward.   When he was  little and he would run, we lovingly called him "crazy legs".  We never thought anything about his legs going out as he ran.   As he has grown older, it has become more pronounced and is starting to effect his performance in athletics.   He complained about his ankles being weaker this year than usual, he also feels it has slowed him down from what he would like to be able to run.   Sadly now, students at his school have decided that it is cool to tease and make fun of his feet now too.

We went to see our pediatrician today.  Dr. Bennett agrees that he has excessive rotation to his tibias.  He says that Bailey is a good candidate for this surgery as long as he is committed to the entire procedure.  He recommended an orthopedic surgeon up at primary childrens medical center to go see about what to do next. 

It is scary to think that Bailey may have both legs in casts for several months and be confined to a wheel chair during the healing process . I am sure that we will find a way to make it work somehow.

You can see the rotation of his feet in this

Me and Bailey  October 2013