Surgery of the knee in children with spina bifida.
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.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D009985:Orthopedics; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications*