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Treatment of stiff-knee gait by distal rectus femoris transfer
Abstract
Objectives: We evaluated the preliminary results of distal rectus femoris transfer in patients with stiff-knee gait due to cerebral palsy.
Methods: Eight knees of four patients who had stiff-knee gait due to cerebral palsy were treated by distal rectus femoris transfer. All the patients were females with a mean age of 11 years (range 9.5 to 12 years). Preoperatively and postoperatively, lower extremity examinations, the Ely test, and clinical gait analyses were performed. Satisfaction levels of the patients and their families were questioned. The mean follow-up was 17.5 months (range 3 to 23 months). Results: None of the patients manifested flexion contracture of their hips and knees postoperatively. The Ely test was negative in all patients. There were no clinical signs of stiff-knee gait. All the patients and their families but one expressed their satisfaction with clinical and functional results. Conclusion: Our clinical results suggest that distal rectus femoris transfer is effective in the treatment of stiff-knee gait due to cerebral palsy.
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Publication Date
September 11, 2006
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March 6, 2014
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Year 2002 Volume: 36 Number: 5
APA
Isiklar, Z., Ucar, D., & Tumer, Y. (2006). Treatment of stiff-knee gait by distal rectus femoris transfer. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 36(5), 397-400. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i5.863
AMA
1.Isiklar Z, Ucar D, Tumer Y. Treatment of stiff-knee gait by distal rectus femoris transfer. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;36(5):397-400. doi:10.3944/aott.v36i5.863
Chicago
Isiklar, Zekeriya, Derya Ucar, and Yucel Tumer. 2006. “Treatment of Stiff-Knee Gait by Distal Rectus Femoris Transfer”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36 (5): 397-400. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i5.863.
EndNote
Isiklar Z, Ucar D, Tumer Y (September 1, 2006) Treatment of stiff-knee gait by distal rectus femoris transfer. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36 5 397–400.
IEEE
[1]Z. Isiklar, D. Ucar, and Y. Tumer, “Treatment of stiff-knee gait by distal rectus femoris transfer”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 397–400, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v36i5.863.
ISNAD
Isiklar, Zekeriya - Ucar, Derya - Tumer, Yucel. “Treatment of Stiff-Knee Gait by Distal Rectus Femoris Transfer”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36/5 (September 1, 2006): 397-400. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i5.863.
JAMA
1.Isiklar Z, Ucar D, Tumer Y. Treatment of stiff-knee gait by distal rectus femoris transfer. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;36:397–400.
MLA
Isiklar, Zekeriya, et al. “Treatment of Stiff-Knee Gait by Distal Rectus Femoris Transfer”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 36, no. 5, Sept. 2006, pp. 397-00, doi:10.3944/aott.v36i5.863.
Vancouver
1.Zekeriya Isiklar, Derya Ucar, Yucel Tumer. Treatment of stiff-knee gait by distal rectus femoris transfer. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;36(5):397-400. doi:10.3944/aott.v36i5.863