The clinical evaluation of spasticity: a methodology for the orthopaedic examination of children with cerebral palsy.
This article presents the principles for the clinical evaluation of spasticity, applicable to the evaluation of children with the spastic from of cerebral palsy. The dynamic evaluation of the range of motion is discussed in detail, using the knee joint as an example. Both the dynamic evaluation of range of motion presented here and functional diagnostics provide the basis for making treatment decisions. These techniques are considered inseparable.
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Klinika Ortopedii Dzieciecej, Akademia Medyczna im. Karola Marcinkowskiego, Poznań