The condition in which ankle dorsiflexion is restricted is known as equinus contracture (EC). Equinus contracture is purported to be associated with a number of clinical conditions. However, there are no data to support or refute a clinician's ability to diagnose EC by clinical exam. We prospectively evaluated the maximum ankle dorsiflexion with the knee fully extended in 68 people (34 patients...

Types of equinus, surgical management for equinus involving the Ytalocalcaneal osteotomy supplementing an external fixation device is presented. A case report is introduced involving surgical correction of a 53 year-old male who had a severe equinus flat top talus with mild varus secondary to clubfoot surgery. Treatment included surgical correction utilizing Steindler stripping, Achilles tendon...

Equinus deformity of the foot is a common feature of hemiplegia, which impairs the gait pattern of patients. The aim of the present study was to explore the role of ankle-foot deformity in gait impairment. A hierarchical cluster analysis was used to classify the gait patterns of 49 chronic hemiplegic patients with equinus deformity of the foot, based on temporal-distance parameters and joint ki...

Equinus contracture is the most common deformity at clubfoot relapse and causes pain functional limitation. It presents a challenge to orthopaedic surgeon throughout childhood. A systematic review was conducted according Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Studies included were: (i) original articles, (ii) investigating management of relapsed idio...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate how soft tissue surgery for correcting equinus deformity affects the kinematic and kinetic parameters of the ankle and proximal joints. Sixteen children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy and equinus deformities (age range 3-16 years) were included. Soft tissue surgeries were performed exclusively on the ankle joint area in all subjects. Using compu...

BACKGROUND A novel splint, the assisting ankle-foot orthoses (AFO), was developed to provide adjustable sustained stretching to improve conservative treatment for equinus deformities in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The treatment effect was validated by follow-up visits. METHODS This study involved subjects between 2 and 12 years old, including 28 CP children treated with splint-assisted...