Idiopathic Toe-Walking in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis, Natural History, and Treatment Options.
Journal
JBJS reviews
ISSN: 2329-9185
Titre abrégé: JBJS Rev
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101674872
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
21 02 2022
21 02 2022
Historique:
entrez:
18
2
2022
pubmed:
19
2
2022
medline:
1
4
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
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 years of age, and 79%, by the age of 10 years. Adverse consequences of toe-walking into adulthood have not been reported, but may exist, and further research is needed to define and clarify. If parents desire treatment to resolve their child's toe-walking, surgical lengthening of the Achilles tendon is the treatment with the highest chance of success and lowest relapse rate, and thus far, no complications have been reported in any surgical series.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35180146
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.21.00193
pii: 01874474-202202000-00012
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Copyright © 2022 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated.
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