Adductor tenotomy-obturator neurectomy.
A 3.7-year follow-up study of 25 cerebral palsied children with 41 adductor tenotomies and obturator neurectomies showed significant improvement in hip abduction and acetabular development.
D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005684:Gait; D006615:Hip / Q000601:surgery*; D006616:Hip Contracture / Q000517:prevention & control; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009776:Obturator Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors