Selective tibial neurotomy in the treatment of spastic equinovarus foot: A 2-year follow-up of three cases

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-88

  Deltombe, Thierry ^a   Detrembleur, Christine ^b   Hanson, Philippe ^a   Gustin, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Equinovarus Foot; Gait Analysis; Neurotomy; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NEUROSURGERY; PES EQUINOVARUS; RATING SCALE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIAL NERVE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLUBFOOT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29344459015     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000193506.70371.cf     Document Type: Article

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