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Soft tissue release and osteotomies in the treatment of patients with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
- Source :
- Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, Vol 24, Iss , Pp 80-83 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publishing, 2018.
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Abstract
- We aim to study the outcome of soft tissue releases by tendon elongations and osteotomies in fixed joint contractures by clinical examination and patient self-reported assessment on 20 patients (14 males and 6 females) with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy treated with single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS) between 2000 and 2012. A questionnaire was used to collect information on problems encountered before and after surgery and decision on surgery. Comparing patients with Gross Motor Function Classification System class I/II, (N = 8), III (N = 8) and IV/V , patients of classes IV/V showed much slower mean recovery time than I/II group (14.00 vs. 4.38 months, p
- Subjects :
- Orthopedic surgery
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22104917
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 80-83
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.1d227368fda4033bfe6e45634809efb
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jotr.2017.12.004