Treatment of fixed knee flexion deformity and crouch gait using distal femur extension osteotomy in cerebral palsy
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Guided growth for correction of knee flexion deformity: a series of four cases
Fixed knee flexion deformity can present as an insidious and significant problem in diverse etiologies, most commonly in cerebral palsy. Traditional surgical intervention has included posterior capsulotomy and supracondylar femoral osteotomy, both of which carry significant associated morbidity and risks. In the skeletally immature patient, guided growth may be used to correct or substantially ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Children's Orthopaedics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1863-2521,1863-2548
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-007-0073-x