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Fig. 1.Biomechanics of the foot during walking. The normal mechanics of walking result from the combined effects of muscle, tendon, ligament, and bone function. Abnormal foot pressures can be reduced by using special footwear, callusdebridement, injection of liquid silicone, andAchilles tendonlengthe...
In our clinical practice, we frequently observed that postoperative pain persisted for an extended period owing to inflamed Achilles tendon debridement following the open resection of Haglund deformity. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for foot and ankle problems has gained popularity, and several authors...
Lameness or trouble walking is one of the most common reasons for dogs to see their veterinarians. When I see these patients in practice, most of them are limping or seem painful. Some dogs make it obvious which leg is affected. They might put a little bit of weight on the leg or non...
accelerometer-measured physical activity over 7 days, repeated chair raises, standing balance (full tandem stand), 4-m walking velocity, San Diego claudication questionnaire, Geriatric Depression Score Short-Form, and the Walking Impairment Questionnaire.All groups with PAD had poorer functioning than pa...
WALKINGEVIDENCE-based medicineBackground: Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is an exclusionary diagnosis resulting in a child walking on the balls of their feet. Preferred treatment options may be due to the severity of the toe or the health professional preference There are limited guidelines supp...
Finally, there were no effective recommendations or guidelines found to cure idiopathic toe-walking disorders.EiffDepartmentM.DepartmentPatriceDepartmentSteinerDepartmentElizabethDepartmentJudkinsDepartmentDoloresDepartmentZegarDepartmentEBSCO_AspJournal of Family Practice...
generally an exclusionary diagnosis, however a clear differentiation between ITW and other forms of toe-walking-associated diseases, especially children with mild CP with a Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level up to II, might be clinically difficult due to a similar clinical ...
All patients were treated according to Best Clinical Practice, and no experiments were performed on them. Ethical approval is not required for this retrospective observational study in accordance with local and national guidelines. Informed Consent Statement All patients in this manuscript have given verb...
and ankle during the initial contact and toe-off phases of walking for the agreement between measurements. Despite this, the Bland–Altman analysis revealed a disagreement between measurements that should be evaluated in the analysis of the clinical assessments (between ±5° and ±9° at initial ...