Outcome of intensive rehabilitation following single-event multilevel surgery for crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy

Autor: John F.H Amen, Dalia M.E El-Mikkawy, Ahmed H Yosry, Mohamed A El-Gebely, Mostafa H.A El-Sherbini
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Vol 46, Iss 2, Pp 78-84 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1110-161X
2090-3235
DOI: 10.4103/err.err_3_19
Popis: Background Crouch gait is one of the most common gait patterns in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP) and is contributed by several factors. The literature reports wide variations in surgical practice and rehabilitation programs following single-event multilevel surgeries. Objective To evaluate the outcome of rehabilitation after single-event multilevel orthopedic surgery for crouch gait in children with CP. Patients and methods A total of 20 children with bilateral spastic CP and walked with a crouch gait, with gross motor function classification system levels II, III, and IV, were subjected to single-event multilevel surgery. Ten (20 limbs) patients were men and eight (14 limbs) were women. Their age ranged from 5.5 to 19 years. To assess the outcome of our rehabilitation program, we used clinical couch examination parameters, functional mobility scale, and instrumented three-dimensional gait analysis. Rehabilitation program included preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation at 1-year postoperatively. Results Highly statistically significant improvements in clinical parameters, which include hip abduction, femoral anteversion, fixed flexion deformity, popliteal angle, and extension lag, were demonstrated (P
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