title: The surgical treatment of equinovarus deformity in adults with spasticity.
abstract: Adults with deformities of the lower limb due to spasticity may be considerably improved by operation, but thorough pre-operative assessment as an inpatient is essential in order to pinpoint the disability. The commonest deformity is equinovarus which often responds to simple operative procedures. The results of seventy-seven operative procedures in fifty patients are recorded. Correction once achieved is stable and the deformity does not recur.
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008722:Methods; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000150:complications*; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D013709:Tendon Transfer