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The role of rehabilitation in children idiopatic toe walking - literature review
Pazderníková, Nikola ; Jevič, Filip (advisor) ; Vosecká, Lucie (referee)
Idiopathic toe walking is one of the types of pathological walking. The patient, who is without a neurological deficit after the differential diagnosis, steps only on the toes and in his walking cycle there is an absence of the heel strike on the pad. It was formerly mistaken for the congenital shortening Tendo calcaneus. Due to the absence of a comprehensive summary of findings and results of studies, our main goal is to create a research bachelor's thesis on this topic and the secondary goal is to create a document that would be useful in the diagnosis and classification of this pathological gait. Methods: Studies and articles dealing with idiopathic toe walking in pediatric patients were searched in the PubMed and Cochrane medical databases. We selected only studies in the period 2008-2021, which met our criteria and contained appropriate information for this work. We have evaluated a total of 40 articles as relevant and suitable for use in this search - 37 from the PubMed database and 3 from the Cochrane database. The result of the work is a comprehensive summary of available information on etiopathogenesis, prevalence, conservative and surgical treatment, which we can use in clinical practice, as well as an examination protocols that will help us in diagnosis and classification. Conclusion:...

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