KID syndrome patient with toe walking: a case report.
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.
Karadag-Saygi
Evrim
E
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. evrimkaradag4@hotmail.com
Ustun
Isil
I
Erol
Bulent
B
Yucelten
Deniz
D
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