%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.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:12:23.000+0200}, author = {Sala, D. A. and Grant, A. D. and Kummer, F. J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2fa74e260fec86a4d0735dd8210cbc68a/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {d992385fc951d6668bee69405f46371d}, intrahash = {fa74e260fec86a4d0735dd8210cbc68a}, journal = {Dev Med Child Neurol}, keywords = {Achilles Tendon; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Equinus Deformity; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Muscle Spasticity; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies}, month = Jan, number = 1, pages = {45--48}, pmid = {9003729}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:12:23.000+0200}, title = {Equinus deformity in cerebral palsy: recurrence after tendo Achillis lengthening.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 39, year = 1997 }