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Metatarsus adductus: Development of a non-surgical treatment pathway.

May 8, 2013

Metatarsus adductus: Development of a non-surgical treatment pathway.

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Interventions for Severs Disease

May 4, 2013

Effectiveness of interventions in reducing pain and maintaining physical activity in children and adolescents with calcaneal apophysitis (Sever’s disease): a systematic review Alicia M James, Cylie M Williams and Terry P Haines Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2013, 6:16 Quote: Background Calcaneal apophysitis, also commonly known as sever’s disease, is a condition seen in children usually aged between 8–15 years. Conservative therapies, such as taping, heel lifts and orthotic intervention are accepted management practices for calcaneal apophysitis, though there is very little high quality research examining the efficacy of such treatment modalities

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HAV in adolescent males

April 29, 2013

Characteristics of Male Adolescent-Onset Hallux Valgus Ki Won Young, et al Foot & Ankle International April 26, Quote: Background: Several studies show that hallux valgus has a female preponderance and that approximately 50% of patients have an adolescent onset of deformity. However, little is known about male adolescent-onset hallux valgus

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Henoch-schonlein purpura and foot pain in child

April 29, 2013

My wifes niece ( 8) developed painful feet went to doc and was diagnosed with the above an auto-immune disease have to admit it was a new one on me, worth being aware of methinks

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Childrens insoles

April 20, 2013

I wanted advice on anti pronatory insoles that can be accommodated in Clarks girls school shoes.

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Neuro testing for toewalkers

April 18, 2013

Hi, I’ve had a few idiopathic toe walkers this year and have had conversations about possible neurological in put.

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Bilateral foot pain

March 27, 2013

I see there is a previous post about this same subject, but I still wanted to see if there was anymore info out there. My son is 2 years 4 months and for the past 5 months or so, he wakes up in the middle of the night crying complaining of bilateral foot pain. The incidents are sporadic and cannot be correlated with diet, or activity etc.

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Athletic Ability of School-Age Children After Satisfactory Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot

March 19, 2013

Athletic Ability of School-Age Children After Satisfactory Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot Kenmoku, Tomonori MD, PhD; Kamegaya, Makoto MD, Ph.D; Saisu, Takashi MD, PhD; Ochiai, Nobuyasu MD, PhD; Iwakura, Nahoko MD, PhD; Iwase, Dai MD; Takahashi, Kazuhisa MD, PhD; Takaso, Masashi MD, PhD Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: April/May 2013 – Volume 33 – Issue 3 – p 321–325 Quote: Background: This is the first study to objectively assess the athletic ability of school-age congenital clubfoot patients. Methods: Forty-six feet of 30 patients (18 boys, 12 girls) were evaluated in this study

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paediactric orthopaedic surgeon recommendations?

March 11, 2013

hi, does anyone have any recommendations for a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon in the south east of the UK? thanks Karen (poppet)

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Botox for toe walking

March 6, 2013

Botulinum Toxin A Does Not Improve the Results of Cast Treatment for Idiopathic Toe-Walking: A Randomized Controlled Trial Pähr Engström, et al The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Volume 95, Issue 5; March 06, 2013 Quote: Background: There are many treatments for idiopathic toe-walking, including casts with or without injection of botulinum toxin A. Combined treatment with casts and botulinum toxin A has become more common even though there have been few studies of its efficacy and safety problems.

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