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Deformities, Equinus

MedGen UID:
8670
•Concept ID:
C0014670
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Contracture, Equinus; Contractures, Equinus; Deformity, Equinus; Equinus Contracture; Equinus Contractures; Equinus Deformities; Equinus Deformity; Talipes Equinus

Definition

Plantar declination of the foot. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDeformities, Equinus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Conservative treatment for equinus deformity in children with cerebral palsy using an adjustable splint-assisted ankle-foot orthosis.
Chen W, Liu X, Pu F, Yang Y, Wang L, Liu H, Fan Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Oct;96(40):e8186. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008186. PMID: 28984769Free PMC Article
Management of long-term sequelae of compartment syndrome involving the foot and ankle.
Lintz F, Colombier JA, Letenneur J, Gouin F
Foot Ankle Int 2009 Sep;30(9):847-53. doi: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0847. PMID: 19755068
Conservative management of dynamic equinus in diplegic children treated by gait improvement surgery.
Saraph V, Zwick EB, Steinwender C, Steinwender G, Linhart W
J Pediatr Orthop B 2001 Oct;10(4):287-92. PMID: 11727370

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of the long-term effect of selective tibial neurotomy for the treatment of spastic foot using a personal goal-centered approach.
Dauleac C, Luaute J, Rode G, Sindou M, Mertens P
Neurosurg Focus 2024 Jun;56(6):E4. doi: 10.3171/2024.3.FOCUS2466. PMID: 38823050
Epidemiology and treatment outcomes in pediatric patients with post-injection paralysis.
Song S, Muhumuza MF, Penny N, Sabatini CS
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Aug 5;23(1):754. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05664-4. PMID: 35932071Free PMC Article
Orthopaedic Disorders in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1: descriptive clinical study of 21 patients.
Schilling L, Forst R, Forst J, Fujak A
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013 Dec 1;14:338. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-338. PMID: 24289806Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Orthopaedic Disorders in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1: descriptive clinical study of 21 patients.
Schilling L, Forst R, Forst J, Fujak A
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013 Dec 1;14:338. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-338. PMID: 24289806Free PMC Article

Therapy

Epidemiology and treatment outcomes in pediatric patients with post-injection paralysis.
Song S, Muhumuza MF, Penny N, Sabatini CS
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Aug 5;23(1):754. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05664-4. PMID: 35932071Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Evaluation of the long-term effect of selective tibial neurotomy for the treatment of spastic foot using a personal goal-centered approach.
Dauleac C, Luaute J, Rode G, Sindou M, Mertens P
Neurosurg Focus 2024 Jun;56(6):E4. doi: 10.3171/2024.3.FOCUS2466. PMID: 38823050

Clinical prediction guides

Evaluation of the long-term effect of selective tibial neurotomy for the treatment of spastic foot using a personal goal-centered approach.
Dauleac C, Luaute J, Rode G, Sindou M, Mertens P
Neurosurg Focus 2024 Jun;56(6):E4. doi: 10.3171/2024.3.FOCUS2466. PMID: 38823050
Foot deformity and quality of life among independently ambulating children with spina bifida in South Korea.
Yun H, Choi EK, Kim HW, Ha JS, Kim DS, Park KB
BMC Pediatr 2023 Jun 5;23(1):281. doi: 10.1186/s12887-023-04100-3. PMID: 37277711Free PMC Article
Orthopaedic Disorders in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1: descriptive clinical study of 21 patients.
Schilling L, Forst R, Forst J, Fujak A
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013 Dec 1;14:338. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-338. PMID: 24289806Free PMC Article

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