%0 Journal Article %1 Moreau1987 %A Moreau, M. J. %A Lake, D. M. %D 1987 %J J Pediatr Orthop %K Achilles Tendon; Ambulatory Surg; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Gait; Humans; Infant; Male; ical Procedures %N 3 %P 253--255 %T Outpatient percutaneous heel cord lengthening in children. %V 7 %X Outpatient percutaneous tendo Achillis lengthening is a quick, complication-free, inexpensive approach to a common pediatric orthopedic problem. The procedure is a known alternative to conventional open procedures, but it is not widely used. This study outlines the advantage of the percutaneous procedure performed in outpatient surgery with the patient under a general anesthetic. Fifty-five patients were operated on between December 1980 and March 1984. Overall results were excellent, with 97\% improvement in gait. There were no infections. Percutaneous heel cord lengthening in children is a safe and simple operation, yielding results equal to those of open procedures. The advantage of outpatient surgery adds a further positive dimension to this procedure.

@article{Moreau1987, abstract = {Outpatient percutaneous tendo Achillis lengthening is a quick, complication-free, inexpensive approach to a common pediatric orthopedic problem. The procedure is a known alternative to conventional open procedures, but it is not widely used. This study outlines the advantage of the percutaneous procedure performed in outpatient surgery with the patient under a general anesthetic. Fifty-five patients were operated on between December 1980 and March 1984. Overall results were excellent, with 97\% improvement in gait. There were no infections. Percutaneous heel cord lengthening in children is a safe and simple operation, yielding results equal to those of open procedures. The advantage of outpatient surgery adds a further positive dimension to this procedure.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:48:46.000+0200}, author = {Moreau, M. J. and Lake, D. M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2debf0bf88f1c8ad8bc6db3ed3d966147/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {f1c2db014a66d5e4ed1f1301478ac17e}, intrahash = {debf0bf88f1c8ad8bc6db3ed3d966147}, journal = {J Pediatr Orthop}, keywords = {Achilles Tendon; Ambulatory Surg; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Gait; Humans; Infant; Male; ical Procedures}, number = 3, pages = {253--255}, pmid = {3584437}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:48:46.000+0200}, title = {Outpatient percutaneous heel cord lengthening in children.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 7, year = 1987 }