%0 Journal Article %1 Throop1975 %A Throop, F. B. %A DeRosa, G. P. %A Reeck, C. %A Waterman, S. %D 1975 %J Dev Med Child Neurol %K Achilles Tendon; Casts, Surgical; Cerebral Palsy; Clubfoot; Follow-Up Studies; Gait; Humans; Suture Techniques; Tendon Transfer %N 2 %P 182--185 %T Correction of equinus in cerebral palsy by the Murphy procedure of tendo calcaneus advancement: a preliminary communication. %V 17 %X The biomechanics of the Murphy procedure for correction of equinus in cerebral palsy are presented. A series of 79 surgical procedures on 48 patients, with a follow-up period of from one to four years, is reviewed. Correction of equinus was succeswful in 89-9 per cent of the procedures. Using the Murphy procedure the following advantages over other methods of correction are anticipated: (1) no loss on 'push-off' in gait; (2) no loss of correction (recurrence) during longitudinal growth of the child, necessitating repeated surgery; and (3) no need for continual night bracing during the growth period.

@article{Throop1975, abstract = {The biomechanics of the Murphy procedure for correction of equinus in cerebral palsy are presented. A series of 79 surgical procedures on 48 patients, with a follow-up period of from one to four years, is reviewed. Correction of equinus was succeswful in 89-9 per cent of the procedures. Using the Murphy procedure the following advantages over other methods of correction are anticipated: (1) no loss on 'push-off' in gait; (2) no loss of correction (recurrence) during longitudinal growth of the child, necessitating repeated surgery; and (3) no need for continual night bracing during the growth period.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:43:17.000+0200}, author = {Throop, F. B. and DeRosa, G. P. and Reeck, C. and Waterman, S.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2bac7ee224c4be5bd3a059886ca1fd9a6/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {5ccba730306566516a960d82b5e29c61}, intrahash = {bac7ee224c4be5bd3a059886ca1fd9a6}, journal = {Dev Med Child Neurol}, keywords = {Achilles Tendon; Casts, Surgical; Cerebral Palsy; Clubfoot; Follow-Up Studies; Gait; Humans; Suture Techniques; Tendon Transfer}, month = Apr, number = 2, pages = {182--185}, pmid = {1093916}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:48:37.000+0200}, title = {Correction of equinus in cerebral palsy by the Murphy procedure of tendo calcaneus advancement: a preliminary communication.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 17, year = 1975 }