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Dorsal flexion contracture of the ankle

MedGen UID:
1054183
•Concept ID:
CN378445
•
Finding
Synonym: Dorsiflexion contracture of the ankle
 
HPO: HP:6001097

Definition

A type of contracture in which the dorsal flexion muscles of the ankle are contracted. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDorsal flexion contracture of the ankle

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Forefoot problems in cerebral palsy-diagnosis and management.
Bleck EE
Foot Ankle 1984 Jan-Feb;4(4):188-94. doi: 10.1177/107110078400400405. PMID: 6714860

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Treadmill training with an incline reduces ankle joint stiffness and improves active range of movement during gait in adults with cerebral palsy.
Lorentzen J, Kirk H, Fernandez-Lago H, Frisk R, Scharff Nielsen N, Jorsal M, Nielsen JB
Disabil Rehabil 2017 May;39(10):987-993. Epub 2016 May 30 doi: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1174745. PMID: 27237772
Lower extremity surgery in muscular dystrophy.
Griffet J, Decrocq L, Rauscent H, Richelme C, Fournier M
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2011 Oct;97(6):634-8. Epub 2011 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2011.04.010. PMID: 21924694
Dorsal bunion after clubfoot surgery: outcome of reverse Jones procedure.
Yong SM, Smith PA, Kuo KN
J Pediatr Orthop 2007 Oct-Nov;27(7):814-20. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181558a37. PMID: 17878791
Treatment of symptomatic hammertoe with a proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis.
Lehman DE, Smith RW
Foot Ankle Int 1995 Sep;16(9):535-41. doi: 10.1177/107110079501600904. PMID: 8563920
Effects of paralysis with pancuronium bromide on joint mobility in premature infants.
Fanconi S, Ensner S, Knecht B
J Pediatr 1995 Jul;127(1):134-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70274-1. PMID: 7608799

Diagnosis

Dorsiflexion contracture after the Weil osteotomy: results of cadaver study and three-dimensional analysis.
Trnka HJ, Nyska M, Parks BG, Myerson MS
Foot Ankle Int 2001 Jan;22(1):47-50. doi: 10.1177/107110070102200107. PMID: 11206822
Forefoot problems in cerebral palsy-diagnosis and management.
Bleck EE
Foot Ankle 1984 Jan-Feb;4(4):188-94. doi: 10.1177/107110078400400405. PMID: 6714860

Therapy

Treadmill training with an incline reduces ankle joint stiffness and improves active range of movement during gait in adults with cerebral palsy.
Lorentzen J, Kirk H, Fernandez-Lago H, Frisk R, Scharff Nielsen N, Jorsal M, Nielsen JB
Disabil Rehabil 2017 May;39(10):987-993. Epub 2016 May 30 doi: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1174745. PMID: 27237772
Dorsiflexion contracture after the Weil osteotomy: results of cadaver study and three-dimensional analysis.
Trnka HJ, Nyska M, Parks BG, Myerson MS
Foot Ankle Int 2001 Jan;22(1):47-50. doi: 10.1177/107110070102200107. PMID: 11206822
Treatment of symptomatic hammertoe with a proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis.
Lehman DE, Smith RW
Foot Ankle Int 1995 Sep;16(9):535-41. doi: 10.1177/107110079501600904. PMID: 8563920
Effects of paralysis with pancuronium bromide on joint mobility in premature infants.
Fanconi S, Ensner S, Knecht B
J Pediatr 1995 Jul;127(1):134-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70274-1. PMID: 7608799

Prognosis

Treatment of symptomatic hammertoe with a proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis.
Lehman DE, Smith RW
Foot Ankle Int 1995 Sep;16(9):535-41. doi: 10.1177/107110079501600904. PMID: 8563920

Clinical prediction guides

Dorsal bunion after clubfoot surgery: outcome of reverse Jones procedure.
Yong SM, Smith PA, Kuo KN
J Pediatr Orthop 2007 Oct-Nov;27(7):814-20. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181558a37. PMID: 17878791
Effects of paralysis with pancuronium bromide on joint mobility in premature infants.
Fanconi S, Ensner S, Knecht B
J Pediatr 1995 Jul;127(1):134-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70274-1. PMID: 7608799

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