title: Surgery of the knee in children with spina bifida.
abstract: The achievement of independent mobility by children with spina bifida is often hampered by deformities of the knee joints. This report reviews the results of surgical treatment in 34 spina-bifida children with knee deformities. The surgical procedures are described and it is concluded that surgery is justified in a proportion of cases with fixed-knee deformities.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D009985:Orthopedics; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications*