Evaluation of conventional selection criteria for psoas lengthening for individuals with cerebral palsy: A retrospective, case-controlled study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 534-540

  Truong, Walter H ^a   Rozumalski, Adam ^b,c   Novacheck, Tom F ^a,c   Beattie, Cammie ^c   Schwartz, Michael H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebral palsy; gait analysis; hip flexion contracture; psoas lengthening; single event multilevel surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR REFLEX; GAIT; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS LENGTHENING SURGERY; PSOAS MUSCLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE EVENT MULTILEVEL SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; PSOAS MUSCLES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958843358     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31821f8ee3     Document Type: Article

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