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Growth modulation with a medial malleolar screw is used to correct ankle valgus deformity in children with a wide spectrum of underlying etiologies.
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Various surgical methods exist for correcting ankle valgus, such as epiphysiodesis of the distal medial tibial physis as described by Beals [4].
We corrected ankle valgus exceeding 5°, similarly to Inan et al. (2006).
The frame used to correct the ankle equinus was unconstrained; no hinges were applied at the axis of rotation of the ankle joint and correction axis was determined by the ankle joint itself.
Their drawbacks, however, are their inability to correct severe ankle valgus and to solve limb length discrepancy by elongation when needed.
Research in adults with neurological disorders has shown that walking energy cost with a typical spring-like AFO could be optimised by choosing the correct AFO ankle stiffness [ 33], suggesting that there may be an optimal match between a patient's characteristics and the mechanical properties of an AFO.
Using a random effects linear model we demonstrated that the gastrocnemius muscle bellies of children with SDCP were shorter than those of ND children (P=0.001) even when corrected for ankle position.
Plus, as a jock you got used to having other people's hands on you — kneading a cramped muscle, playing tight defense, scrambling for a loose ball, taping an ankle, correcting a stance, stretching a hamstring.
Excision of the fibular anlage and centralization of the ankle corrects the valgus deformity but does not prevent the gradual subluxation and valgus deformity that usually recurs with growth and with tibial lengthening.
Foot deformations like equinovarus and equinovalgus [ 44] can, if not corrected, affect the ankle dorsiflexion measurement results.
The ankle correction was done acutely, while the knee deformity was corrected progressively (Fig. 2).
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