PMID: 3771024Jan 1, 1986Paper

Changes in gait patterns after operations in children with spastic cerebral palsy

International Orthopaedics
L E LarssonH Tkaczuk

Abstract

We have utilised a scoring system with the aid of a specially designed worksheet to measure gait ability in spastic children with cerebral palsy before and after corrective soft tissue operations. Postoperatively, there were obvious improvements in gait especially in the mobility of the leg and the foot. Comparison between a visually assessed score and objectively recorded values using foot-switches showed a good correlation. The postoperative improvement was most obvious in hemiplegic children, but was also present in diplegic children following both single and complex one-stage operations.

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Jul 1, 1996·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·P Krawetz, P Nance
Feb 18, 2004·Clinical Biomechanics·Koji HattoriKen Ikeuch

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