title: Objective diagnosis of equinus during gait prior to and following a tibial nerve block.
abstract: A quantitative evaluation technique has been developed to assist the clinician in the diagnosis and treatment of ankle equinus deformity. Specifically, the work focuses on accomplishing two major goals: 1) to develop a reliable set of quantitative criteria to assess the degree of dysfunction of the ankle joint during locomotion in patients with equinus deformity; and 2) to determine the effect of various treatment modalities on the ambulatory performance of patients with equinus deformity. A statistically significant difference in two key gait parameters has been demonstrated between healthy subjects and those with equinus deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hillstrom
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siegler
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kugler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hice
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Malay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stienstra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009407:Nerve Block; D013979:Tibial Nerve