Iliopsoas recession through a medial approach.
A new method of performing iliopsoas recession in patients with cerebral palsy is described. The approach to the tendon is made by means of a medial incision. The method has been used on seven hips, and the results are comparable to those obtained by a formal anterior approach.
D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D005684:Gait; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000517:prevention & control; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery*