کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4054780 1265537 2012 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Preliminary results of 97 percutaneous gastrocnemius muscular lengthening operations in neurologically healthy children with an equinus contracture
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موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی ارتوپدی، پزشکی ورزشی و توانبخشی
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Preliminary results of 97 percutaneous gastrocnemius muscular lengthening operations in neurologically healthy children with an equinus contracture
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundWe report a gastrocnemius lengthening in neurologically healthy children, whose gastrocnemius equinus could not be corrected non-operatively.MethodsFifty-five children with an equinus contracture were included in this study. Ninety-seven operations were performed in these patients. The mean age was 11.5 years [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15] and [16] and sixty percent of the patients were male. After 12 weeks we measured dorsiflexion post-surgery and after one year all parents of patients were telephoned and asked about their satisfaction with the result of the surgical treatment. Persistence of pre-operative complaints and complications were evaluated.ResultsAnkle dorsiflexion significantly improved by more than 11° post-surgery compared with preoperative (p = 0.01). The mean satisfaction was 8.0 [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] and [10] on a 10-point VAS scale. Except one complication of ankle fracture during surgery, no other clinically relevant complications were observed. At follow up 50% of the patients have no complaints, 47% reported an improvement but some persisting complaints and 3% of the patients report no improvement.ConclusionPercutaneous muscular gastrocnemius lengthening can be used to correct gastrocnemius equinus in otherwise healthy children, who have not benefited from prior nonsurgical treatment.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Foot and Ankle Surgery - Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2012, Pages 160–163
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