Correction of Combined Flexed and Stiff Knee Gait in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy by Double Tendon Transfers Around the Knee as Part of Multilevel Surgery

Correction of Combined Flexed and Stiff Knee Gait in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy by Double Tendon Transfers Around the Knee as Part of Multilevel Surgery

Background/Purpose: Flexed knee gait and stiff knee gait are common coexisting gait disturbances in children with cerebral palsy. We analyzed the effect of medial hamstring transfer and distal rectus transfer around the knee as part of multi-level surgery for this group of patient. Methods: Eleven l...

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Main Authors: Kam Ling Kung, Alexander Kai Yiu Choi, Arthur King Hay Ma, Miko Lai Miu Lao, Nerita Nar Chi Chan, Tung Leung Kwun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
cerebral palsy
flexed knee gait
stiff knee gait
medial hamstring transfer
distal rectus femoris transfer
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491716301154

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