Publication: KID syndrome patient with toe walking: A case report
| dc.contributor.author | EROL, BÜLENT | |
| dc.contributor.author | KARADAĞ SAYGI, NAİME EVRİM | |
| dc.contributor.authors | Karadag-Saygi, Evrim; Ustun, Isil; Erol, Bulent; Yucelten, Deniz | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-12T17:36:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-11T09:04:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-12T17:36:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To report on a 10-year-old boy with KID syndrome who presented with a new onset unilateral toe walking. Method: This patient's equinus contracture was evaluated clinically. The patient underwent to surgical lengthening of Achilles tendon. After the surgery, the patient was placed in a short-leg walking cast for 6 weeks and then received a rehabilitation programme involving stretching exercises. Results: Successful heel-to-toe gait was achieved in 3 weeks following surgery and rehabilitation. Conclusion: Surgical intervention and postsurgical rehabilitation may be indicated for children who present with toe walking attributed to contracture in the Achilles tendon. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/17518420902897973 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1751-8423 | |
| dc.identifier.pubmed | 19466627 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11424/229229 | |
| dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000207788100010 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | INFORMA HEALTHCARE | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROREHABILITATION | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
| dc.subject | KID syndrome | |
| dc.subject | toe-walking | |
| dc.subject | Achilles tendon lengthening | |
| dc.title | KID syndrome patient with toe walking: A case report | |
| dc.type | article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 178 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 3 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 175 | |
| oaire.citation.title | DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROREHABILITATION | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 12 |