TY - JOUR
T1 - Achilles tendon length in children evaluated sonographically
AU - Bialik, Viktor
AU - Farhoud, Farid
AU - Eidelman, Mark
AU - Katzman, Alexander
AU - Bialik, Gad M.
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - The purpose of this study was to improve our knowledge of the behavior of the Achilles tendon as a basis for decision-making in Achilles lengthening or tenotomy, we sonographically measured the normal and club feet of 101 babies, mean age 4 months, in standard parameters: tibio-talo-calcaneal angle, length of Achilles tendon, distance from tibia to calcaneus, and distance from a line parallel to the posterior cortex of the tibia to the calcaneus. All measurements were age-matched from birth to 1 year in maximal plantar and dorsal flexion. In conclusion, we describe the normal values for the four parameters in plantar and dorsal flexion. These can serve as a basis for decision-making in clubfoot management.
AB - The purpose of this study was to improve our knowledge of the behavior of the Achilles tendon as a basis for decision-making in Achilles lengthening or tenotomy, we sonographically measured the normal and club feet of 101 babies, mean age 4 months, in standard parameters: tibio-talo-calcaneal angle, length of Achilles tendon, distance from tibia to calcaneus, and distance from a line parallel to the posterior cortex of the tibia to the calcaneus. All measurements were age-matched from birth to 1 year in maximal plantar and dorsal flexion. In conclusion, we describe the normal values for the four parameters in plantar and dorsal flexion. These can serve as a basis for decision-making in clubfoot management.
KW - Achilles tendon length
KW - Children's feet
KW - Clubfoot
KW - Normal values
KW - Tibio-calcaneal distance
KW - Tibio-talar distance
KW - Tibio-talo-calcaneal angle
KW - Ultrasonography
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U2 - 10.1097/01.bpb.0000236240.72516.ac
DO - 10.1097/01.bpb.0000236240.72516.ac
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C2 - 17527107
AN - SCOPUS:34547476494
SN - 1060-152X
VL - 16
SP - 281
EP - 286
JO - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B
JF - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B
IS - 4
ER -