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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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Remote sensing and climatic data for flood impact assessment in Al-Ain (UAE) [PDF]

Scientific Reports
On April 16, 2024, Al Ain City in the United Arab Emirates experienced a record-breaking flash flood, with over 250 mm of rainfall in a few hours among the most extreme hydroclimatic events recorded in the region.
Mohand Bersi, Hakim Saibi, Kamal Abdelrahman, Mohammed S. Fnais, Mohamed Saber   +4 more
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Development of a prediction model for facilitating the clinical application of transcranial color-coded duplex ultrasonography [PDF]

BMC Medical Imaging
Background Transcranial color-coded duplex ultrasonography (TCCD) is an important diagnostic tool in the investigation of cerebrovascular diseases. TCCD is often hampered by the temporal window that ultrasound cannot penetrate.
Jieyu Duan, Pengfei Wang, Haoyu Wang, Wei Zhao   +3 more
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Efficacy of serial casting protocols in idiopathic toe-walking [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
OBJECTIVE: Idiopathic toe-walking (ITW) is a diagnosis of exclusion. A relationship between ITW and decreased range of motion (ROM) is postulated. Treatments focus on increasing ankle dorsiflexion including serial casting.
Tyler Shirel, Tonye Sylvanus, Kelly Cho, Amy Authement, Linda E. Krach   +4 more
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Effects of wearing a foot orthosis on ankle function in children with idiopathic toe walking during gait

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
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IncobotulinumtoxinA Injection for Treating Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking: A Retrospective Efficacy and Safety Study

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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Assessment of final-year medical students’ entrustable professional activities after education on an interprofessional training ward: A case-control study

Perspectives on Medical Education, 2022
Introduction Interprofessional training wards (ITWs) are implemented to provide medical students with a holistic and authentic health care experience to improve their clinical competencies.
Julian Brätz, Lisa Bußenius, Irina Brätz, Hanno Grahn, Sarah Prediger, Sigrid Harendza   +5 more
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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

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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NGS-Panel Diagnosis Developed for the Differential Diagnosis of Idiopathic Toe Walking and Its Application for the Investigation of Possible Genetic Causes for the Gait Anomaly

Global Medical Genetics, 2023
Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) describes a condition affecting approximately 4.5% of children. Toe walking is an accompanying symptom for many hereditary disorders. This retrospective study uses next-generation sequencing-panel-diagnosis to investigate the
David Pomarino, Anna Emelina, Jens Heidrich, Kevin Rostásy, Svenja Schirmer, Jan O. Schönfeldt, Anneke Thren, Ferdinand Wagner, Johanna Ronja Thren, Nina Berger   +9 more
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Impact of Gait Events Identification through Wearable Inertial Sensors on Clinical Gait Analysis of Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking

Micromachines, 2023
Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a gait deviation characterized by forefoot contact with the ground and excessive ankle plantarflexion over the entire gait cycle observed in otherwise-typical developing children.
Paolo Brasiliano, Guido Mascia, Paolo Di Feo, Eugenio Di Stanislao, Martina Alvini, Giuseppe Vannozzi, Valentina Camomilla   +6 more
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