Tibialis anterior tendon shortening in combination with Achilles tendon lengthening in spastic equinus in cerebral palsy

Gait and Posture

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-157

  Rutz, Erich ^a,b,c   Baker, Richard ^b   Tirosh, Oren ^b   Romkes, Jacqueline ^c   Haase, Celina ^a   Brunner, Reinald ^a,c  

^a University Children's Hospital Basle UKBB   (Switzerland)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c University Children's Hospital Basle   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Outcome; Spastic equinus; Surgical correction

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON LENGTHENING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLEGIA; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARALYSIS; PES EQUINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL CHILD; TENDON SURGERY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR TENDON SHORTENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPASM; TENDONS; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953831824     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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