Non-invasive serial casting to treat idiopathic toe walking in an 18-month old child

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 215-220

  Pistilli, Emidio E ^a   Rice, Tracy ^a   Pergami, Paola ^a   Mandich, Mary Beth ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

contracture; Equinus; toe walking

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC TOE WALKING; LEG MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PES EQUINUS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANGE OF MOTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

CONTRACTURE; EQUINUS; TOE WALKING;

ANKLE JOINT; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT APRAXIA; HUMANS; INFANT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; TOES; WALKING;

EID: 84901934595     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-131043     Document Type: Article

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