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DOES RECTUS FEMORIS TRANSFER INCREASE KNEE FLEXION DURING STANCE PHASE IN CEREB...
Morais Filho,Mauro César de; Blumetti,Francesco Camara; Kawamura,Cátia Miyuki; Lopes,José Augusto Fernandes; Neves,Daniella LinsABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate whether distal rectus femoris transfer (DRFT) is related to postoperative increase of knee flexion during the stance phase in cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: The inclusion criteria were Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I-III, kinematic criteria for stiff-knee gait at baseline, and individuals who underwent orthopaedic surgery and had gait analyses performed...
Most frequent gait patterns in diplegic spastic cerebral palsy
Morais Filho,Mauro César de; Kawamura,Cátia Miyuki; Lopes,José Augusto Fernandes; Neves,Daniella Lins; Cardoso,Michelle de OliveiraOBJECTIVE: To identify gait patterns in a large group of children with diplegic cerebral palsy and to characterize each group according to age, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level, Gait Deviation Index (GDI) and previous surgical procedures. METHODS: One thousand eight hundred and five patients were divided in seven groups regarding observed gait patterns: jump knee, crouch knee, recurvatum...
Tratamento da luxação paralítica do quadril na paralisia cerebral tetraparética...
Farcetta Junior,Fernando; Abreu,Fabio Peluzo; Neves,Daniella Lins; Kertzman,Paulo Facciola; Zuccon,Alexandre; Bittencourt,Simone de OliveiraOBJETIVO: Mostrar o planejamento pré-operatório, e os resultados do tratamento cirúrgico da luxação paralítica do quadril em pacientes com paralisia cerebral. A técnica utilizada foi a osteotomia derrotatória e varizante do fêmur proximal, associada à osteotomia do ilíaco tipo Dega, sem abertura da cápsula articular. MÉTODOS: Realizamos um estudo retrospectivo de 10 quadris em oito pacientes com paralisia cereb...