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Equinus Deformity

Known as: Talipes Equinus, Equinus Contracture, Contracture, Equinus 
Plantar declination of the foot.
National Institutes of Health

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2012
2012
Endoscopic surgery of the Achilles tendon
The value of endoscopic surgery as a minimally invasive treatment is well recognized and includes less perioperative pain, less… 
2005
2005
Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession for the treatment of gastrocnemius equinus.
A prospective analysis was conducted of the amount of correction obtained and number of complications resulting from 31… 
2001
2001
Can the presence of equinus contracture be established by physical exam alone?
The condition in which ankle dorsiflexion is restricted is known as equinus contracture (EC). Equinus contracture is purported to… 
1999
1999
Parasite diversity and anthelmintic resistance in two herds of horses.
1992
1992
PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL MECHANISMS OF HINDFOOT EQUINUS IN CHILDHOOD HEMIPLEGIA
A detailed clinical examination of 24 hemiplegic children at a mean age of 9·9 years showed that nine had an obligate toe‐strike… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Arthroscopic treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talar dome.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Gastrocnemius recession in the treatment of nonspastic ankle equinus. A retrospective study.
An updated and thorough review of the gastrocnemius equinus deformity and its surgical correction is presented. For the first… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
The importance of gastrocnemius recession in the correction of equinus deformity in cerebral palsy.
Spasm or contracture of the gastrocnemius muscle is predominantly responsible for the equinus deformity of the foot in cerebral… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Gastrocnemius-muscle recession (Silfverskiold operation) for spastic equinus deformity in cerebral palsy.
Spastic equinus contracture is the most common deformity of the lower extremity in cerebral palsied children. In 1924… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
The correction of equinus deformity in cerebral palsy.
Orthopaedic procedures for the correction of equinus deformity are effective measures in the treatment of spastic cerebral palsy… 
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