Introduction The tip-toe gait is observed in about 5% of pre-school age children. Strictly speaking, the term tip-toe gait is not quite correct, since children walk on their forefoot, with their toes lying flat on the ground and the rolling motion largely absent. The term “toe gait” would therefore be more appropriate. Children with such … Tiptoe walk with the child
History The course depends on the underlying disease and its treatment options. With idiopathic tiptoe gait, in half of all cases the gait pattern is completely normalized without treatment. If the tip-toe gait remains intact into adulthood, widened forefeet and hollow feet are common. The consequence of the abnormal strain on certain muscle groups and … History | Tiptoe walk with the child
The lower leg is the part of the leg between the knee and the foot. The bony structures are formed by the shin bone (tibia) and fibula, which in turn are connected by a tight ligament connection, the Membrana interossea cruris. Below the knee, between the tibia and fibula, there is a taut joint, an … Lower leg muscles
Rear lower leg muscles The superficial posterior muscles of the lower leg are among them: In the area of the posterior lower leg muscles, the soleus and gastrocnemius muscles work closely together. They are synergists and are also referred to in anatomical terminology as the musculus triceps surae. The soleus muscle (plaice muscle) is largely … Rear lower leg muscles | Lower leg muscles
Fascias and boxes Fascia is collagenous, fibrous connective tissue that forms joint and organ capsules and also encloses muscles, bones, nerve tracts and blood vessels. The entire lower leg musculature is surrounded by the so-called fascia cruris. Depending on their function, individual muscle groups are divided into different compartments by further fascia and separated from … Fascias and boxes | Lower leg muscles
Shinbone Edge Syndrome The tibial edge syndrome, also called medial (middle) or lateral (lateral) tibial edge syndrome depending on the location, is a disease that usually occurs in connection with sports activity. It describes load-dependent, dull or stabbing pain at the tibial edge. Particularly at risk are joggers or sportsmen and women who engage in … Shinbone Edge Syndrome | Lower leg muscles
Congenital clubfoot The congenital clubfoot, also Pes equinovarus, is a malposition of the child’s foot and occurs with a frequency of 1:1000 births. Boys are affected twice as frequently as girls. The cause of the foot deformity is a disturbance of the balance of the lower leg muscles, in which plantar flexors, i.e. flexors of … Congenital clubfoot | Lower leg muscles
