Idiopathic toe-walking: Have we progressed in our knowledge of the causality and treatment of this gait type?

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 253-262

  Williams, Cylie M ^a   Tinley, Paul ^b   Rawicki, Barry ^a  

^a SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84902774287     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/0003-0538-104.3.253     Document Type: Article

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