Outcome of patients after achilles tendon lengthening for treatment of idiopathic toe walking

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 336-340

  Hemo, Yoram ^a   Macdessi, Samuel J ^b   Pierce, Rosemary A ^c   Aiona, Michael D ^c   Sussman, Michael D ^c  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Portland Unit ^*

^c SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Gait analysis; Idiopathic toe walking

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC TOE WALKING; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 33748507777     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000217743.44609.44     Document Type: Article

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