Distal hamstring lengthening in cerebral palsy: The influence of the proximal aponeurotic band of the semimembranosus

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-108

  Jones, Stanley ^a   Al Hussainy, Haydar A J ^a   Ali, Fazal ^a   Garcia, Jose ^a   Fernandes, James A ^a   Davies, Anthony G ^a,b  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distal hamstring lengthening; Proximal aponeurosis of semimembranosus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APONEUROSIS; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTAL HAMSTRING FRACTIONAL LENGTHENING; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GONIOMETRY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT CONTRACTURE; LEG; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; OPERATING ROOM; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS;

EID: 33645025578     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000179272.61726.a0     Document Type: Review

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