Hamstring tenotomies in cerebral palsy: long-term retrospective analysis.
One hundred seventeen cerebral palsy patients were followed for a mean of 3.4 years after undergoing hamstring tenotomy by proximal semimembranosus release in conjunction with distal semitendinosus and biceps femoris release. Range of motion was significantly improved 1 year after the operation and remained so for 4 years. Thirty percent of nonambulatory patients improved at least one level in activity, some at up to 12 years of age. Minor recurvatum was observed at 1 year but became nearly nonexistent after 3-5 years.
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Division of Orthopedics, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007717:Knee; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*