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Heel toe gait

MedGen UID:
534029
•Concept ID:
C0231779
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Tandem gait
SNOMED CT: Tandem gait (8461001); Heel toe gait (8461001)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Ponseti method in the treatment of children with idiopathic clubfoot presenting between five and ten years of age.
Banskota B, Banskota AK, Regmi R, Rajbhandary T, Shrestha OP, Spiegel DA
Bone Joint J 2013 Dec;95-B(12):1721-5. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B12.32173. PMID: 24293606

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Children who idiopathically toe-walk have greater plantarflexor effective mechanical advantage compared to typically developing children.
Harkness-Armstrong C, Maganaris C, Walton R, Wright DM, Bass A, Baltzoloulos V, O'Brien TD
Eur J Appl Physiol 2022 Jun;122(6):1409-1417. Epub 2022 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s00421-022-04913-7. PMID: 35296910Free PMC Article
Automated method to distinguish toe walking strides from normal strides in the gait of idiopathic toe walking children from heel accelerometry data.
Pendharkar G, Percival P, Morgan D, Lai D
Gait Posture 2012 Mar;35(3):478-82. Epub 2012 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.011. PMID: 22300731
Idiopathic toe walking: a kinematic and kinetic profile.
Westberry DE, Davids JR, Davis RB, de Morais Filho MC
J Pediatr Orthop 2008 Apr-May;28(3):352-8. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318168d996. PMID: 18362803
Spasticity: orthopedic perspective.
Woo R
J Child Neurol 2001 Jan;16(1):47-53. doi: 10.1177/088307380101600108. PMID: 11225956
Effect of persistent toe walking on ankle equinus. Analysis of 60 idiopathic toe walkers.
Sobel E, Caselli MA, Velez Z
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 1997 Jan;87(1):17-22. doi: 10.7547/87507315-87-1-17. PMID: 9009544

Diagnosis

The Dynamic Baropodometric Profile of Children with Idiopathic Toe-Walking (A Cross-Sectional Study).
Martín-Casas P, Meneses-Monroy A, Beneit-Montesinos JV, Atín-Arratibel MLÁ, Plaza-Manzano G, Pecos-Martín D, Gallego-Izquierdo T, Williams C
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2019 Jan;109(1):50-56. doi: 10.7547/17-084. PMID: 30964311
Automated method to distinguish toe walking strides from normal strides in the gait of idiopathic toe walking children from heel accelerometry data.
Pendharkar G, Percival P, Morgan D, Lai D
Gait Posture 2012 Mar;35(3):478-82. Epub 2012 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.011. PMID: 22300731
Effects of motor control intervention for children with idiopathic toe walking: a 5-case series.
Clark E, Sweeney JK, Yocum A, McCoy SW
Pediatr Phys Ther 2010 Winter;22(4):417-26. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181f9d5b8. PMID: 21068642
Idiopathic toe walking: a kinematic and kinetic profile.
Westberry DE, Davids JR, Davis RB, de Morais Filho MC
J Pediatr Orthop 2008 Apr-May;28(3):352-8. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318168d996. PMID: 18362803
Carbon monoxide poisoning: correlation of neurological findings between accident and emergency departments and a hyperbaric unit.
Lynch R, Laden G, Grout P
Emerg Med J 2001 Mar;18(2):95-8. doi: 10.1136/emj.18.2.95. PMID: 11300207Free PMC Article

Therapy

Surgical reconstruction of leprotic foot drop.
Bari MM
Mymensingh Med J 2003 Jan;12(1):11-2. PMID: 12715634

Prognosis

The Ponseti method in the treatment of children with idiopathic clubfoot presenting between five and ten years of age.
Banskota B, Banskota AK, Regmi R, Rajbhandary T, Shrestha OP, Spiegel DA
Bone Joint J 2013 Dec;95-B(12):1721-5. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B12.32173. PMID: 24293606
Key factors in the development of lower limb co-ordination: implications for the acquisition of walking in children with cerebral palsy.
Farmer SE
Disabil Rehabil 2003 Jul 22;25(14):807-16. doi: 10.1080/0963828031000106148. PMID: 12959361
Surgical reconstruction of leprotic foot drop.
Bari MM
Mymensingh Med J 2003 Jan;12(1):11-2. PMID: 12715634
Surgical reconstruction of leprotic foot-drop.
Bari MM, Islam AK, Haque AK
Lepr Rev 1996 Sep;67(3):200-2. doi: 10.5935/0305-7518.19960020. PMID: 8885613
Lengthening of the calcaneal tendon in spastic hemiplegia by the White slide technique. A long-term review.
Graham HK, Fixsen JA
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1988 May;70(3):472-5. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.70B3.3372574. PMID: 3372574

Clinical prediction guides

Effects of motor control intervention for children with idiopathic toe walking: a 5-case series.
Clark E, Sweeney JK, Yocum A, McCoy SW
Pediatr Phys Ther 2010 Winter;22(4):417-26. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181f9d5b8. PMID: 21068642
Carbon monoxide poisoning: correlation of neurological findings between accident and emergency departments and a hyperbaric unit.
Lynch R, Laden G, Grout P
Emerg Med J 2001 Mar;18(2):95-8. doi: 10.1136/emj.18.2.95. PMID: 11300207Free PMC Article

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