Twenty-seven patients with cerebral palsy (CP) were recalled and studied in detail 2 to 9 years post tendo Achillis lengthening (TAL). The recurrence rate of equinus deformity was 22.2\%. Multiple clinical characteristics and follow-up examination findings were analyzed to determine their relation to recurrence. The recurrence group had a significantly (P<0.05) smaller preoperative popliteal angle, a greater popliteal angle at follow-up, and a greater change in popliteal angle from preoperative to follow-up than the non-recurrence group. This indicated that increasing hamstring contracture was the major factor influencing recurrence. Spasticity of tibialis posterior and leg-length discrepancy may be related factors as well.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Sala1997
%A Sala, D. A.
%A Grant, A. D.
%A Kummer, F. J.
%D 1997
%J Dev Med Child Neurol
%K Achilles Tendon; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Equinus Deformity; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Muscle Spasticity; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies
%N 1
%P 45--48
%T Equinus deformity in cerebral palsy: recurrence after tendo Achillis lengthening.
%V 39
%X Twenty-seven patients with cerebral palsy (CP) were recalled and studied in detail 2 to 9 years post tendo Achillis lengthening (TAL). The recurrence rate of equinus deformity was 22.2\%. Multiple clinical characteristics and follow-up examination findings were analyzed to determine their relation to recurrence. The recurrence group had a significantly (P<0.05) smaller preoperative popliteal angle, a greater popliteal angle at follow-up, and a greater change in popliteal angle from preoperative to follow-up than the non-recurrence group. This indicated that increasing hamstring contracture was the major factor influencing recurrence. Spasticity of tibialis posterior and leg-length discrepancy may be related factors as well.
@article{Sala1997,
abstract = {Twenty-seven patients with cerebral palsy (CP) were recalled and studied in detail 2 to 9 years post tendo Achillis lengthening (TAL). The recurrence rate of equinus deformity was 22.2\%. Multiple clinical characteristics and follow-up examination findings were analyzed to determine their relation to recurrence. The recurrence group had a significantly (P<0.05) smaller preoperative popliteal angle, a greater popliteal angle at follow-up, and a greater change in popliteal angle from preoperative to follow-up than the non-recurrence group. This indicated that increasing hamstring contracture was the major factor influencing recurrence. Spasticity of tibialis posterior and leg-length discrepancy may be related factors as well.},
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author = {Sala, D. A. and Grant, A. D. and Kummer, F. J.},
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keywords = {Achilles Tendon; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Equinus Deformity; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Muscle Spasticity; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies},
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title = {Equinus deformity in cerebral palsy: recurrence after tendo Achillis lengthening.},
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