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.
%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.
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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.},
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title = {Correction of equinus in cerebral palsy by the Murphy procedure of tendo calcaneus advancement: a preliminary communication.},
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