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Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession

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Ankle joint equinus has been well known in the medical literature as a major deforming force connected with an assortment of foot and ankle pathologies. Ankle equinus is defined as a limitation of dorsiflexion at the ankle joint.1,2 Limited ankle dorsiflexion has been defined as less than 3–15° with the knee extended.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Northside Medical Center, 500 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, OH, 44505, USA

    Lawrence A. DiDomenico D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

  2. Department of Surgery, Ankle and Foot Care Center, Alliance, OH, USA

    Thomas W. Groner D.P.M., A.A.C.F.A.S.

  3. Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, MI, USA

    Jeffrey A. Szczepanski D.P.M., PLLC

  4. Department of Sports Medicine, PAFMG-Palo Alto Division, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Amol Saxena D.P.M.

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DiDomenico, L.A., Groner, T.W., Szczepanski, J.A., Saxena, A. (2013). Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession. In: Saxena, A. (eds) Special Procedures in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4103-7_8

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