title: Extension contracture of the knees in patients with meningomyelocele.
abstract: In 4 patients with meningomyelocele and extension contracture of the knee (7 knees), a surgical operation is described to release the extension contracture and provide better sitting position with the knees flexed. This decreases the chance of fracture by reducing the lever arm of the lower extremity.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003286:Contracture / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications*; D008722:Methods