@article{ref1,
title="Talipes equinus deformity caused by fibrous gastrocnemius muscle contracture after direct contusion in football players: report of two cases",
journal="Journal of foot and ankle surgery",
year="2020",
author="Kaneuchi, Yoichi and Otoshi, Ken-Ichi and Hakozaki, Michiyuki and Watanabe, Kazuo and Konno, Shin-Ichi",
volume="59",
number="4",
pages="816-820",
abstract="Two main causes of gastrocnemius contracture have been considered: 1) congenital deformities in pediatric patients, such as limb-length discrepancy, cerebral palsy, flatfoot, and clubfoot; and 2) secondary conditions such as immobilization for trauma or a nonfunctional limb. Talipes equinus deformity caused by fibrous gastrocnemius contracture after a direct muscle contusion is extremely rare. We describe 2 cases of talipes equinus deformity caused by fibrous gastrocnemius muscle contracture after a direct contusion in football players. Both of the players had a talipes equinus deformity with a severe restriction of ankle dorsiflexion, and a cord-like structure was observed at the proximal part of the lateral gastrocnemius head. Both patients' histological examinations revealed fibrous tendon-like tissue within the structure. After discission of the cord-like structures, the restriction of ankle dorsiflexion was completely resolved, and the patients were able to fully return to playing football [soccer] without any discomfort in their calves.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1067-2516",
doi="10.1053/j.jfas.2019.10.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2019.10.004"
}