The Vulpius procedure for correction of equinus deformity in cerebral palsy.
Seventy-nine Vulpius procedures were performed on 47 patients with equinus contractures. There were three recurrences, three cases of overlengthening, and no painful or hypertropic scars. All patients functioned at the same or a higher level after the procedure.
D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation