Proximal hamstring lengthening in the sitting cerebral palsy patient. Export

@article{citeulike:1576522, abstract = {We retrospectively studied 62 nonambulatory children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy who underwent proximal hamstring lengthening to improve hip and spine positioning. Preoperatively, all had hamstring contracture, with difficulty sitting due to hip extensor thrust and increased kyphosis. Thirty-five patients with follow-up greater than or equal to 2 years were studied using a modified Reimer scale to assess sitting ability. Sitting ability improved significantly (p less than 0.01) postoperatively, along with popliteal angle (p less than 0.001) and straight leg raising (p less than 0.001). Proximal hamstring lengthening is effective in treating severe hamstring contractures in the wheelchair-bound child with cerebral palsy.}, address = {Orthopedic Research Division, Children's Hospital San Diego, California 92123.}, author = {Elmer, E. B. and Wenger, D. R. and Mubarak, S. J. and Sutherland, D. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {1576522}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1572996}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=1572996}, issn = {0271-6798}, journal = {J Pediatr Orthop}, keywords = {cp, hamstring, pt, sitting, sitting-ability}, number = {3}, pages = {329--336}, posted-at = {2009-07-28 11:05:57}, priority = {2}, title = {Proximal hamstring lengthening in the sitting cerebral palsy patient.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1572996}, volume = {12}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1576522 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1576522 N2 - We retrospectively studied 62 nonambulatory children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy who underwent proximal hamstring lengthening to improve hip and spine positioning. Preoperatively, all had hamstring contracture, with difficulty sitting due to hip extensor thrust and increased kyphosis. Thirty-five patients with follow-up greater than or equal to 2 years were studied using a modified Reimer scale to assess sitting ability. Sitting ability improved significantly (p less than 0.01) postoperatively, along with popliteal angle (p less than 0.001) and straight leg raising (p less than 0.001). Proximal hamstring lengthening is effective in treating severe hamstring contractures in the wheelchair-bound child with cerebral palsy. IS - 3 JF - J Pediatr Orthop SN - 0271-6798 AD - Orthopedic Research Division, Children's Hospital San Diego, California 92123. EP - 336 TI - Proximal hamstring lengthening in the sitting cerebral palsy patient. VL - 12 SP - 329 KW - cp KW - hamstring KW - pt KW - sitting KW - sitting-ability AU - Elmer, EB AU - Wenger, DR AU - Mubarak, SJ AU - Sutherland, DH PY - 1992///n UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1572996 ER -