Rectus Femoris Transfer Improves Stiff Knee Gait in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

BACKGROUND: Stiff knee gait is common among children with ambulatory cerebral palsy (CP). When surgery is indicated, rectus femoris transfer as a primary treatment enhances knee range of motion, reduces time to peak knee flexion, increases peak knee flexion, and reduces toe drag. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES:...

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Main Authors: Thawrani, Dinesh, Haumont, Thierry, Church, Chris, Holmes, Larry, Dabney, Kirk W., Miller, Freeman
Format: Artigo
Jezik:Inglês
Izdano: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Symposium: Current Approaches in Cerebral Palsy, A Focus on Gait Problems
Online dostop:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3314766/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22167658
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-011-2215-1
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