title: Management of the knee in spastic diplegia: what is the dose?
abstract: This article discusses the sagittal gait patterns in children with spastic diplegia, with an emphasis on the knee, as well as the concept of the "dose" of surgery that is required to correct different gait pathologies. The authors list the various interventions in the order of their increasing dose. The concept of dose is useful in the consideration of the management of knee dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia. jly829@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodda
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Selber
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rutz
authors.forename: H Kerr
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome