Surgical correction of gait abnormalities following stroke.
Lower extremity abnormalities in stroke patients can be reliably improved by surgery. Surgical treatment is most frequently recommended for patients with: equinovarus; toe curling; excessive hip and knee flexion; limb scissoring. Unless the patient's disability is so severe he cannot walk, the operation is performed not before 6 and preferably not until 9 months after sroke.
D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D004576:Electromyography; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology; D005684:Gait; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*