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Idiopathic toe‐walking: a review

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1999
Idiopathic toe-walking (ITW) is a term used to describe the condition in which children walk with a toe–toe gait pattern in the absence of any known cause. It has also been referred to as habitual toe-walking and congenital short tendo calcaneus (tendo Achilles).
D A, Sala, L H, Shulman, R F, Kennedy, A D, Grant, M L, Chu   +4 more
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Electromyography of Idiopathic Toe Walking

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1986
Eighteen idiopathic toe walkers were evaluated by gait electromyography to define muscle timing abnormalities. This group was compared with a matched group of normal children walking on their toes and to a group of patients with cerebral palsy and equinus deformities.
V, Kalen, N, Adler, E E, Bleck
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Idiopathic Toe-Walking

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 2014
Background Idiopathic toe-walking (ITW) is a condition commonly seen by podiatric physicians. Because a toe-walking gait style is also caused by or associated with many other medical conditions, podiatric physicians should pay particular attention to ensuring an accurate diagnosis.
Barry Rawicki, Paul Tinley, Cylie M. Williams   +2 more
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Taming Idiopathic Toe Walking: Examining the Toe Tamer® for Children Who Idiopathically Toe-Walk

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021
Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) causes significant physical impairment that affects a child’s occupational engagement.
M. Irma Alvarado, Hannah Owens, Olivia Brand, Sara Lieto, Leigh Lehman, Ileana Seoane McCaigue   +5 more
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Simplified Approach to Idiopathic Toe-Walking

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2001
Controversy exists as to the treatment of idiopathic toe-walking (ITW). Since 1993, the authors have managed children with ITW using an outpatient percutaneous lengthening of the Achilles tendon, followed by placement of below-knee walking casts for 4 weeks.
M, Kogan, J, Smith
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Treatment for Idiopathic Toe-Walking

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2004
Thirteen skeletally mature subjects who had been treated as children for idiopathic toe-walking underwent gait analysis and calf muscle strength testing at an average of 10.8 years from the last intervention. Six had had serial casting only; seven had had either a percutaneous tendo Achilles lengthening or a Baker's gastroc-soleus lengthening. Sagittal
N Susan, Stott, Sharon E, Walt, Glenis A, Lobb, Nicola, Reynolds, Richard O, Nicol   +4 more
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A Pilot Study of Idiopathic Toe Walking: Measures and Outcomes

Occupational Therapy In Health Care, 2023
Abstract Date Presented 03/21/24 Quantifying sensory processing, postural control, motor skill development and participation in daily life in children with idiopathic toe walking (ITW) compared to children without ITW can inform standardized assessment and treatment of ITW.
Debra Hines, Amy Armstrong-Heimsoth, Sarah A. Schoen   +2 more
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Is Idiopathic Toe Walking Really Idiopathic? The Motor Skills and Sensory Processing Abilities Associated With Idiopathic Toe Walking Gait

Journal of Child Neurology, 2013
This study aimed to investigate any differences between the motor skills and sensory processing abilities of children between the ages of 4 and 8, who do and do not have an idiopathic toe walking gait. Children in each cohort were tested with a number of norm referenced assessments. A total of 60 children participated, 30 within each cohort. Those with
Cylie M, Williams, Paul, Tinley, Michael, Curtin, Suzanne, Wakefield, Sharon, Nielsen   +4 more
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Idiopathic Toe Walking: A Comparison of Treatment Methods

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1998
Eighty children with idiopathic toe walking (ITW) were examined 2-8 years (average, 34 months) after initial presentation to compare outcomes [passive ankle dorsiflexion (DF) and parental satisfaction] after three treatment modalities: observation, cast/brace treatment, or surgical triceps surae lengthening. Overall, 32% had a family history of ITW, 28%
S J, Stricker, J C, Angulo
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Idiopathic Toe-Walking in Children and Adolescents

JBJS Reviews, 2022
» Idiopathic toe-walking is a diagnosis of exclusion.» The natural history of idiopathic toe-walking has not been studied in many children; we identified only 1 prospective study. Of children without equinus contractures who were toe-walking before the age of 5.5 years, 59% had spontaneous resolution of toe-walking by 5.5 ...
Halle D. Freiman, Curtis Mensah, Jason Codrington, Steven L. Frick   +3 more
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