Open AccessComparison of the Efficacies of Botulinum Toxin A and Johnstone Pressure Splints against Hip Adductor Spasticity among Patients with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Trial
Author(s) -
Bülent Haznecï,
Arif Kenan Tan,
Mustafa Nuri Günçıkan,
Kemal Dinçer,
Tunç Alp Kalyon
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.7205/milmed.171.7.653
Subject(s) - medicine , spasticity , cerebral palsy , spastic , splints , spastic quadriplegia , botulinum toxin , modified ashworth scale , hamstring , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , adductor muscles , anesthesia , surgery , anatomy
The goal was to compare the efficacies of botulinum toxin A (BTX) treatment and Johnstone pressure splint (JPS) treatment against hip adductor muscle spasticity among children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
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