title: KID syndrome patient with toe walking: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report on a 10-year-old boy with KID syndrome who presented with a new onset unilateral toe walking.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical intervention and postsurgical rehabilitation may be indicated for children who present with toe walking attributed to contracture in the Achilles tendon.
authors.affiliation: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. evrimkaradag4@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Evrim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karadag-Saygi
authors.forename: Isil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ustun
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yucelten
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000842:Ankle; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome; D014034:Toes; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking