Flow chart of patient selection.

<div><p>Aim</p><p>The aims of study were: to observe gait parameters evolution for group of patients with surgery and conservative treatment; to compare these parameters for a group of matched patients with surgery and without; to compare these parameters with a group of asym...

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Main Author: Alice Bonnefoy-Mazure (14723886) (author)
Other Authors: Marys Revaz (22339474) (author), Camille Leroquais (22339477) (author), Geraldo de Coulon (22339480) (author), Pierre Lascombes (14723889) (author), Stéphane Armand (8374584) (author)
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author Alice Bonnefoy-Mazure (14723886)
author2 Marys Revaz (22339474)
Camille Leroquais (22339477)
Geraldo de Coulon (22339480)
Pierre Lascombes (14723889)
Stéphane Armand (8374584)
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author_facet Alice Bonnefoy-Mazure (14723886)
Marys Revaz (22339474)
Camille Leroquais (22339477)
Geraldo de Coulon (22339480)
Pierre Lascombes (14723889)
Stéphane Armand (8374584)
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dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alice Bonnefoy-Mazure (14723886)
Marys Revaz (22339474)
Camille Leroquais (22339477)
Geraldo de Coulon (22339480)
Pierre Lascombes (14723889)
Stéphane Armand (8374584)
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2025-09-30T17:23:29Z
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv 10.1371/journal.pone.0331099.g001
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Medicine
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Evolutionary Biology
Developmental Biology
Marine Biology
Cancer
Infectious Diseases
Virology
idiopathic toe walking
idiopathic toe walkers
significantly lower compared
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first ankle rocker
passive ankle dorsiflexion
ankle passive dorsiflexion
groups significantly improved
thirteen itw patients
itw patients improves
surgical treatment could
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passive dorsiflexion
ankle power
significantly greater
first cga
ten patients
matched patients
treated surgically
treated conservatively
significant improvement
mean age
flexed knee
analyse differences
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description <div><p>Aim</p><p>The aims of study were: to observe gait parameters evolution for group of patients with surgery and conservative treatment; to compare these parameters for a group of matched patients with surgery and without; to compare these parameters with a group of asymptomatic children.</p><p>Background</p><p>Depending of the importance of the equinus in idiopathic toe walking (ITW) patients, conservative or surgical treatment could be proposed. Currently, there is no consensus about the treatment of ITW.</p><p>Methods</p><p>ITW patients with surgical or conservative treatment and with two clinical gait analysis (CGA before and after treatment) were selected. Gait parameters have been used as: presence of first ankle rocker, peak ankle power generation, ankle passive dorsiflexion with extended and flexed knee. Paired and Unpaired t-test were used to analyse differences between the 2 CGA, between groups of treatment and with asymptomatic children.</p><p>Results</p><p>Sixteen ITW patients were treated surgically with a mean age at baseline of 8.6y and a follow-up time of 2.1y. Thirteen ITW patients were treated conservatively with mean age at baseline of 6.5y and a follow-up time of 3.0y. Only surgery group had a significant improvement in passive ankle dorsiflexion. Both groups significantly improved their parameters. Ten patients in each group were similar in terms of passive ankle dorsiflexion at the first CGA. Passive dorsiflexion and ankle power were significantly greater for the surgery group at the second CGA. Parameters were significantly lower compared to asymptomatic children.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>Regardless of the treatment, the gait quality of the ITW patients improves over time but does not recover the gait of healthy children.</p><p>Level of evidence</p><p>This study was a therapeutic retrospective comparative study (level III)</p></div>
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spelling Flow chart of patient selection.Alice Bonnefoy-Mazure (14723886)Marys Revaz (22339474)Camille Leroquais (22339477)Geraldo de Coulon (22339480)Pierre Lascombes (14723889)Stéphane Armand (8374584)MedicineCell BiologyMolecular BiologyBiotechnologyEvolutionary BiologyDevelopmental BiologyMarine BiologyCancerInfectious DiseasesVirologyidiopathic toe walkingidiopathic toe walkerssignificantly lower comparedxlink "> regardlessxlink "> dependingfirst ankle rockerpassive ankle dorsiflexionankle passive dorsiflexiongroups significantly improvedthirteen itw patientsitw patients improvessurgical treatment couldxlink ">passive dorsiflexionankle powersignificantly greaterfirst cgaten patientsmatched patientstreated surgicallytreated conservativelysignificant improvementmean ageflexed kneeanalyse differences<div><p>Aim</p><p>The aims of study were: to observe gait parameters evolution for group of patients with surgery and conservative treatment; to compare these parameters for a group of matched patients with surgery and without; to compare these parameters with a group of asymptomatic children.</p><p>Background</p><p>Depending of the importance of the equinus in idiopathic toe walking (ITW) patients, conservative or surgical treatment could be proposed. Currently, there is no consensus about the treatment of ITW.</p><p>Methods</p><p>ITW patients with surgical or conservative treatment and with two clinical gait analysis (CGA before and after treatment) were selected. Gait parameters have been used as: presence of first ankle rocker, peak ankle power generation, ankle passive dorsiflexion with extended and flexed knee. Paired and Unpaired t-test were used to analyse differences between the 2 CGA, between groups of treatment and with asymptomatic children.</p><p>Results</p><p>Sixteen ITW patients were treated surgically with a mean age at baseline of 8.6y and a follow-up time of 2.1y. Thirteen ITW patients were treated conservatively with mean age at baseline of 6.5y and a follow-up time of 3.0y. Only surgery group had a significant improvement in passive ankle dorsiflexion. Both groups significantly improved their parameters. Ten patients in each group were similar in terms of passive ankle dorsiflexion at the first CGA. Passive dorsiflexion and ankle power were significantly greater for the surgery group at the second CGA. Parameters were significantly lower compared to asymptomatic children.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>Regardless of the treatment, the gait quality of the ITW patients improves over time but does not recover the gait of healthy children.</p><p>Level of evidence</p><p>This study was a therapeutic retrospective comparative study (level III)</p></div>2025-09-30T17:23:29ZImageFigureinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionimage10.1371/journal.pone.0331099.g001https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Flow_chart_of_patient_selection_/30248173CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/302481732025-09-30T17:23:29Z
spellingShingle Flow chart of patient selection.
Alice Bonnefoy-Mazure (14723886)
Medicine
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Evolutionary Biology
Developmental Biology
Marine Biology
Cancer
Infectious Diseases
Virology
idiopathic toe walking
idiopathic toe walkers
significantly lower compared
xlink "> regardless
xlink "> depending
first ankle rocker
passive ankle dorsiflexion
ankle passive dorsiflexion
groups significantly improved
thirteen itw patients
itw patients improves
surgical treatment could
xlink ">
passive dorsiflexion
ankle power
significantly greater
first cga
ten patients
matched patients
treated surgically
treated conservatively
significant improvement
mean age
flexed knee
analyse differences
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title Flow chart of patient selection.
title_full Flow chart of patient selection.
title_fullStr Flow chart of patient selection.
title_full_unstemmed Flow chart of patient selection.
title_short Flow chart of patient selection.
title_sort Flow chart of patient selection.
topic Medicine
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Evolutionary Biology
Developmental Biology
Marine Biology
Cancer
Infectious Diseases
Virology
idiopathic toe walking
idiopathic toe walkers
significantly lower compared
xlink "> regardless
xlink "> depending
first ankle rocker
passive ankle dorsiflexion
ankle passive dorsiflexion
groups significantly improved
thirteen itw patients
itw patients improves
surgical treatment could
xlink ">
passive dorsiflexion
ankle power
significantly greater
first cga
ten patients
matched patients
treated surgically
treated conservatively
significant improvement
mean age
flexed knee
analyse differences