Distal hamstring lengthening in cerebral palsy

1980 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.U. Baumann ◽  
H. Ruetsch ◽  
K. Sch�rmann
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Distal Hamstring Lengthening

Distal hamstring lengthening in cerebral palsy: the influence of the proximal aponeurotic band of the semimembranosus

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley Jones ◽  
Haydar A.J. Al Hussainy ◽  
Fazal Ali ◽  
Jose Garcia ◽  
James A. Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Distal Hamstring Lengthening

Distal hamstring lengthening in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy: primary versus revision procedures

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Ning Chang ◽  
Athanasios I Tsirikos ◽  
Freeman Miller ◽  
Nancy Lennon ◽  
Jill Schuyler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Distal Hamstring Lengthening

scholarly journals Influence of surgery involving tendons around the knee joint on ankle motion during gait in patients with cerebral palsy

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 2473011417S0002
Author(s):  
Seung Yeol Lee ◽  
Kyoung min Lee ◽  
Soon-Sun Kwon ◽  
Sangho Chun
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Rectus Femoris ◽  
Ankle Dorsiflexion ◽  
Knee Surgery ◽  
Initial Contact ◽  
Ankle Motion ◽  
Ankle Kinematics ◽  
Distal Hamstring Lengthening

Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: The gastrocnemius, a biarticular muscle that crosses the knee and ankle, acts as a knee flexor as well as an ankle plantar flexor. Although simultaneous motion of the knee and ankle joints is required for many activities including standing, running, swimming, and cycling, the change in ankle motion during gait has not been described in patients with cerebral palsy who underwent distal hamstring lengthening or distal hamstring lengthening with rectus femoris transfer. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the influence of surgery involving tendons around the knee on ankle motion during gait in cerebral palsy patients. Methods: The analysis included data regarding 55 limbs from 34 patients with spastic cerebral palsy, who were followed-up after they had undergone distal hamstring lengthening with or without additional rectus femoris transfer. Mean age of the patients at time of the knee surgery was 11.2 ± 4.7 years. Preoperative and postoperative kinematic variables that were extracted from three-dimensional gait analyses were compared to assess the change in ankle motion after surgery involving tendons around the knee. The postoperative 3D gait analysis was performed at a mean of 0.9 ± 1.3 years after the surgery. The outcome measures were relevant kinematics parameters including peak ankle dorsiflexion at initial contact, peak ankle dorsiflexion during stance, ankle peak dorsiflexion during swing, and dynamic range of motion of the ankle. A linear mixed model was constructed to estimate the changes in ankle motion after adjusting for multiple factors. Results: We estimated that peak ankle dorsiflexion at initial contact, peak ankle dorsiflexion during stance, ankle peak dorsiflexion during swing, and dynamic range of motion of the ankle decreased, respectively, by 0.4º (p=0.016), 0.6º (p<0.001), 0.2º (p=0.038), and 0.5º (p=0.006) per degree increase in total range of motion of the knee after knee surgery (Table). Estimated ankle peak dorsiflexion in the swing phase increased by 0.4º per degree increased in postoperative peak knee flexion in the swing phase (Table). Age at the time of the knee surgery did not significantly affect ankle kinematics. Conclusion: Improvement in total knee range of motion was correlated with a decrease in ankle kinematics after surgery involving tendons around the knee. Knee surgery may reduce the need for an additional surgical procedure involving the ankle joint. Because the simultaneous motion of the knee and ankle joints is cross-linked, surgeons should be aware of potential changes in the ankle joint after knee surgery.

Prevalence of Speech Problems and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Registry-Based Study in Norway

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guro Andersen ◽  
Tone R. Mjøen ◽  
Torstein Vik
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Communicative Abilities ◽  
Normal Speech

Abstract This study describes the prevalence of speech problems and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. Information on the communicative abilities of 564 children with CP born 1996–2003, recorded in the Norwegian CP Registry, was collected. A total of 270 children (48%) had normal speech, 90 (16%) had slightly indistinct speech, 52 (9%) had indistinct speech, 35 (6%) had very indistinct speech, 110 children (19%) had no speech, and 7 (1%) were unknown. Speech problems were most common in children with dyskinetic CP (92 %), in children with the most severe gross motor function impairments and among children being totally dependent on assistance in feeding or tube-fed children. A higher proportion of children born at term had speech problems when compared with children born before 32 weeks of gestational age 32 (p > 0.001). Among the 197 children with speech problems only, 106 (54%) used AAC in some form. Approximately 20% of children had no verbal speech, whereas ~15% had significant speech problems. Among children with either significant speech problems or no speech, only 54% used AAC in any form.

Neuroimaging Advances in Cerebral Palsy

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
ALEC HOON
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy

Object release under varying task constraints in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

2003 ◽  
Vol 45 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M Gordon ◽  
Sarah R Lewis ◽  
Ann-Christin Eliasson ◽  
Susan V Duff
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Task Constraints ◽  
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
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