Background
Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) in children has been associated with ankle equinus, and while equinus has been linked with foot deformity in adults, there has been limited investigation on the impact of equinus on the structural foot change in children.
This study sought to use the weight bearing lunge test [1] and Foot Posture Index-6 [2] to evaluate the weight–bearing foot and ankle measures of children with an ITW gait and compare these to their age matched peers.