title: Percutaneous elongation of the Achilles tendon in children with cerebral palsy.
abstract: From 1987 to 1990, 45 children with cerebral palsy underwent percutaneous elongation of the Achilles tendon (71 ankles); the mean age was 5.7 years. Most suffered from spastic diplegia or hemiplegia. A three-step cut technique was used, the limb immobilised in a long leg fiberglass cast and immediate weightbearing allowed. Follow up was from 2 to 5 years. Satisfactory results were obtained with significant improvement in walking in 89%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: So
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000601:surgery*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004863:Equinus Deformity / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods