2020
DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.14.200092
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Calf lengthening may improve knee recurvatum in specific children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

Abstract: Purpose Knee hyperextension in stance is a difficult condition to treat in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (CP). In children with passive knee hyperextension, the presence of contracture or spasticity of the calf leads to knee hyperextension in stance phase. We hypothesize surgical treatment of the contracture of the calf will lead to less knee hyperextension. Methods We performed a retrospective review of children who were evaluated in our movement laboratory over 23 years with a diagnosis of CP… Show more

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“…In the group with early stance recurvatum, the knee position in stance was improved by 11°. The group with late stance recurvatum did not have significant improvement [ 31 ]. There was a study of adult patients without neuromuscular conditions, but with recurvatum caused by fracture malunion, growth-plate problems, and ligamentous laxity.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In the group with early stance recurvatum, the knee position in stance was improved by 11°. The group with late stance recurvatum did not have significant improvement [ 31 ]. There was a study of adult patients without neuromuscular conditions, but with recurvatum caused by fracture malunion, growth-plate problems, and ligamentous laxity.…”
Section: Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%