Journal article
Idiopathic toe-walking in children, adolescents and young adults: a matter of local or generalised stiffness?
Abstract
BackgroundIdiopathic Toe Walking (ITW) is present in children older than 3 years of age still walking on their toes without signs of neurological, orthopaedic or psychiatric diseases. ITW has been estimated to occur in 7% to 24% of the childhood population. To study associations between Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW) and decrease in range of joint motion of the ankle joint. To study associations between ITW (with stiff ankles) and stiffness in …
Authors
Engelbert R; Gorter JW; Uiterwaal C; van de Putte E; Helders P
Journal
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol. 12, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2011
DOI
10.1186/1471-2474-12-61
ISSN
1471-2474