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Idiopathic toe-walking: a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1999

Debra A Sala ,
Lisa H Shulman ,
Rose F Kennedy ,
Alfred D Grant  and
Mary Lynn Y Chu
Debra A Sala
Affiliation:
Center for Neuromuscular and Developmental Disorders, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA
Lisa H Shulman
Affiliation:
Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, New York, USA
Rose F Kennedy
Affiliation:
Center University Affiliated Programs, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
Alfred D Grant
Affiliation:
New York University Department of Orthopedics, New York, USA
Mary Lynn Y Chu
Affiliation:
Center for Neuromuscular and Developmental Disorders, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA
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Abstract

Idiopathic toe-walking (ITW) is a term used to describe the condition in which children walk with a toe–toe gait pattern in the absence of any known cause. It has also been referred to as habitual toe-walking and congenital short tendo calcaneus (tendo Achilles).

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Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology , Volume 41 , Issue 12 , December 1999 , pp. 846 - 848
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© 1999 Mac Keith Press

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