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The aim of our study was to determine the reliability and the validity of the Turkish-language version of the Toe Walking Tool (TWT) in idiopathic toe walking children."Toe Walking Tool” contains 21-items which measure medical, birth & developmental history and assessment. Demographic information of 34 children was recorded. The tool was translated into Turkish with the following translation steps. Internal structure consistency and test-retest reliability were measured for reliability analyses. For each item on the tool, Cronbach's alpha coefficient and item-total score correlations were calculated. Turkish Version of Toe Walking Tool (TWT-TR) showed good test-retest reliability (ICC: 0.674). Lower and upper bound ranged of Cronbach's alpha coefficient in the internal structure consistency analysis was calculated between 0.476-0.823. These data suggest that the TWT-TR is a valid and reliable clinical tool in idiopathic toe walking children.

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