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17414778

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-6
pubmed:abstractText
Toe flexor tightness becomes apparent in the plantigrade attitude achieved by isolated tendoachilles lengthening in cerebral palsy. This frequently persists, resulting in abnormal weight-bearing on the tips of the toes. To address this problem, at the time of limited tendoachilles lengthening, we performed Z-lengthenings of the flexor hallucis longus and the flexor digitorum longus tendons above the medial malleolus, preserving the pulley mechanism. From January 1998 to October 2001, 41 children (74 feet) with cerebral palsy underwent lengthening of the tendoachilles and long toe flexor tendons. The mean age at surgery was 7 years. The correction achieved was successfully maintained long-term, permitting a normal heel-metatarsal head weight-bearing pattern. Lengthening of the long toe flexors, in conjuction with tendoachilles lengthening, is an effective means of achieving a balanced foot in cerebral palsy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1060-152X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
185-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Management of long toe flexor spasticity in the equinus foot in cerebral palsy.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York, USA. jhandelsman@verizon.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article