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Children with idiopathic toe walking display differences in lower limb joint ranges and strength compared to peers: a case control study [PDF]

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2022
Background Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is an exclusionary diagnosis. There has been limited exploration of lower limb active range of motion and strength measures in children with ITW.
Antoni Caserta, Prue Morgan, Marnee J. McKay, Jennifer N. Baldwin, Joshua Burns, Cylie Williams   +5 more
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Two-point discrimination responses in children with idiopathic toe walking: A feasibility fMRI study [PDF]

Science Progress, 2022
Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a diagnosis given to children who walk with an absence or limitation of heel strike in the contact phase of the gait cycle, that are otherwise typically developing.
Jack Donne, Michael J Farrell, Jessica Kolic, Jennifer Powell, Michael Fahey, Cylie Williams   +5 more
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IncobotulinumtoxinA Injection for Treating Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking: A Retrospective Efficacy and Safety Study [PDF]

Toxins, 2022
There is no gold-standard treatment for idiopathic toe walking (ITW). Some previous evidence suggested that botulinum neurotoxin-A injection might improve ITW.
Mirko Filippetti, Alessandro Picelli, Rita Di Censo, Sabrina Vantin, Pietro Nicola Randazzo, Giorgio Sandrini, Cristina Tassorelli, Roberto De Icco, Nicola Smania, Stefano Tamburin   +9 more
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Is percutaneous Achilles tendon lengthening safe and effective for older children with idiopathic toe walking? [PDF]

Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
: Background: Treatment of older patients with idiopathic toe walking (ITW) can be challenging. Percutaneous Achilles tendon lengthening (pTAL) restores a normal gait pattern for younger children with ITW, but outcomes for older children are unclear ...
Stephanie T. Kha, MD, Halle D. Freiman, MD, Danika Baskar, MD, James G. Gamble, MD, PhD, Steven L. Frick, MD   +4 more
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Does botulinum toxin A improve the walking pattern in children with idiopathic toe-walking?

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2010
Background Numerous recommendations have been made for treating idiopathic toe-walking (ITW), but the treatment results have been questioned. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether botulinum toxin A (BTX) improves the walking pattern in ITW
E M Gutierrez-Farewik, Asa Bartonek, Kristina Tedroff   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Effects of wearing a foot orthosis on ankle function in children with idiopathic toe walking during gait [PDF]

Heliyon, 2022
Background: Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a gait deviation characterized by forefoot contact with the ground, possibly enhancing the risk of falling and causing Achilles’ tendon shortening and psychological discomfort. Between possible treatments, foot
Paolo Brasiliano, Martina Alvini, Eugenio Di Stanislao, Giuseppe Vannozzi, Giuseppe Di Rosa, Valentina Camomilla   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Physical activity and quality of life in children with idiopathic toe walking: a cross sectional study [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Objectives To determine if children with idiopathic toe walking (ITW) reach Australian 24-hour movement guidelines. Additional objectives were to identify any factors associated with moderate to vigorous physical activity time of children with ITW ...
Antoni Caserta, Sarah Reedman, Prue Morgan, Cylie M. Williams   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Persistent toe walking as a prominent feature in pediatric PMP22- Related neuropathies: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]

Global Medical Genetics
Purpose: Persistent toe walking in children is often considered idiopathic; however, increasing evidence suggests that alterations in the PMP22 gene—implicated in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1 A (CMT1A) and Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to ...
David Pomarino, Bastian Fregien, Jan Oliver Schönfeldt, Alexander Nazarkin, Kevin M. Rostásy   +4 more
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Clinical and regional distribution of TTN variants in toe walking: A descriptive cohort study [PDF]

Global Medical Genetics
Background: The TTN gene encodes titin, a key structural protein of the sarcomere. Variants in TTN are frequently identified in genetic testing, but their clinical interpretation remains challenging due to their high prevalence in the general population ...
David Pomarino, Amel Sidi Athmane, Bastian Fregien, Alexander Nazarkin, Kevin M. Rostásy   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

McArdle's disease: A differential diagnosis of idiopathic toe walking. [PDF]

J Orthop, 2018
Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a pathological gait pattern in which children walk on their tip toes with no orthopedic or neurological reason. Physiological characteristics of the gastrocnemius muscles, the Achilles tendon, and the foot of toe walkers differ from subjects with a plantigrade walking pattern.
Pomarino D, Martin S, Pomarino A, Morigeau S, Biskup S.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources