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The Double Medial Malleolus: A New Physical Finding in Talocalcaneal Coalition

The Double Medial Malleolus: A New Physical Finding in Talocalcaneal Coalition . Rocchi V et al J Pediatr Orthop Continue reading

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Development of gait motor control: what happens after a sudden increase in height during adolescence

Development of gait motor control: what happens after a sudden increase in height during adolescence? Maria Cristina Bisi and Rita Stagni BioMedical Engineering OnLine201615:47 Quote: Background Basic understanding of motor control and its processes is a topic of well-known high relevance. During adolescence walking is theoretically a well-achieved fundamental skill, having reached a mature manifestation; on the other hand, adolescence is marked by a period of accelerated increases in both height and weight, referred as growth spurt Continue reading

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Corrective shoes for flexible flat feet

Do corrective shoes improve the development of the medial longitudinal arch in children with flexible flat feet? Continue reading

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Heel raise test in pediatric planovalgus feet

Three-dimensional evaluation of heel raise test in pediatric planovalgus feet and normal feet Britta K. Krautwursta et al Gait & Posture; 10 May 2016 Quote: Planovalgus foot is a common pediatric deformity which may be associated with pain. To evaluate flexibility of the foot, the heel raise test is used. Continue reading

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Early walking in toddlers linked to stronger bones

Press Release: Early walking in toddlers linked to stronger bones Results can help prevent fractures and osteoporosis Quote: CHILDREN who start to walk and jump earlier are more likely to have stronger bones later on in life, research shows. A study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, has demonstrated an association between children?s abilities in common movements like jumping, running and walking at 18 months and stronger bones as an adolescent. It is thought that these movements in toddlers place a stress on the bones, causing them to react by becoming wider and thicker, thereby making them stronger than those in children who may not be moving as much Continue reading

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Intoeing gait

Hi all, I have a question regarding intoeing. I understand that the tightness of the ligaments of the hip joint could result in intoeing. However, do tightness of muscles of the hip joint contribute to intoeing Continue reading

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Gait and Lower Limb Observation of Paediatrics (GALLOP)

Gait and Lower Limb Observation of Paediatrics (GALLOP): development of a consensus based paediatric podiatry and physiotherapy standardised recording proforma Simone Cranage Helen Banwell and Cylie M. Williams Journal of Foot and Ankle Research20169:8 Quote: Background Paediatric gait and lower limb assessments are frequently undertaken in podiatry and physiotherapy clinical practice and this is a growing area of expertise within Australia. No concise paediatric standardised recording proforma exists to assist clinicians in clinical practice Continue reading

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Transverse plane motion

In Angela Evans, “The Pocket Podiatry Guide to Paediatric Guide; Paediatrics”, p.29 Fig. 2.7, it states that the motions in the transverse plane are abduction (away from sagittal plane) and adduction (toward sagittal plane). Would someone please correct my misunderstanding as I thought that abduction/adduction were in the frontal/coronal plane as are inversion/eversion, and that medial/lateral rotation were the transverse plane. Continue reading

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Maternal age at conception and risk of idiopathic clubfoot

Association between maternal age at conception and risk of idiopathic clubfoot A meta-analysis Yu-bin Liua, Li Zhaoa, Jing Dinga, Jie Zhua, Cheng-long Xieb, Zhen-kai Wua, Xuan Yanga & Hai Lia Acta Orthopaedica Quote: Background and purpose ? Continue reading

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Footwear and foot orthoses for calcaneal apophysitis

Effectiveness of footwear and foot orthoses for calcaneal apophysitis: a 12-month factorial randomised trial Alicia M James, Cylie M Williams, Terry P Haines Br J Sports Med doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-094986 Quote: Objective Calcaneal apophysitis, is a relatively common cause of heel pain in children. Continue reading

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