Serial casting in the treatment of idiopathic toe-walkers and review of the literature

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 722-730

  Fox, Anna E ^a,c   Deakin, Sue ^a,b   Pettigrew, Gill ^a   Paton, Robin ^a  

^a ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Idiopathic toe walking; Serial casting

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC TOE WALKING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; REVIEW; TOE PHALANX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845997418     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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