Open AccessSingle-stage multilevel soft-tissue surgery in the lower limbs with spastic cerebral palsy: Experience from a rehabilitation unit
Author(s) -
Anupam Gupta,
Abhishek Srivastava,
Arun B. Taly,
T Murali
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.43395
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral palsy , gross motor function classification system , spastic diplegia , diplegia , contracture , ankle , spastic , trunk , spastic quadriplegia , rehabilitation , muscle contracture , physical therapy , surgery , ecology , biology
To assess the effect of single-stage multilevel soft-tissue surgery (Single Event Multiple Level Resections, SEMLR) on deformities and locomotion in patients with cerebral palsy (CP) with static contracture(s) in lower limbs.