Cerebral palsy. Mechanical evaluation and conservative correction of limb joint contractures.
Studies in animals and in children with cerebral palsy (CP) allow precise evaluation of the physiologic and pathophysiologic adaptations in muscle and tendon. In the individual child with CP, clinical evaluation must be much more precise than a routine examination in order to clearly define the nature of the contractures and select the correct therapeutic program.
D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000818:Animals; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000503:physiopathology