Publication details

Video-assisted gastrocnemius-soleus and hamstring lengthening in cerebral palsy patients

Authors

POUL Jan TŮMA Jiří BAJEROVÁ Jaroslava

Year of publication 2008
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source J.Pediatr. Orthop. part B
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Traumatology and orthopaedic surgery
Keywords ACHILLES-TENDON; SURAL NERVE; RECESSION; TENDOSCOPY; ANATOMY; RELEASE; ANKLE
Description The hamstring lengthening resulted in full correction in nine knees; one endoscopic procedure required conversion to open surgery owing to bleeding. In one case, incomplete sciatic nerve palsy developed. Video-assisted gastrocnemius-soleus recession as well as video-assisted lengthening of the hamstrings proved to be fully efficient in the group reported here.

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