Research Article

The results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy

Volume: 38 Number: 5 September 11, 2006
  • Gazi Zorer
  • Cemal Dogrul
  • Mehmet Albayrak
  • A. Bagatur
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The results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated the results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery performed for the treatment of contractures in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy.
Methods: The study included 23 patients (11 girls, 12 boys; mean age 6 years 3 months; range 4 to 17 years) with spastic cerebral palsy, who underwent single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery for the treatment of contractures in the lower extremities secondary to spasticity. Quadriplegia, diplegia, and hemiplegia were present in five, 14, and four patients, respectively. Preoperatively, 13 patients could walk, while 10 patients lacked ambulation even with support. Evaluations were based on pre- and postoperative (mean 4 years 9 months; range 1 to 8 years) physical examination findings and on the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) scores. The patients’ mean age at the last follow-up was 11.5 years (range 9 to 19 years).
Results: The range of motion of all the operated joints improved postoperatively, resulting in significant improvements in posture, sitting, gait, and hygiene of the patients. Of ten patients who could not walk, five could ambulate with the use of a walker or crutches postoperatively. The mean pre- and postoperative GMFCS scores were 3.045 and 1.864, respectively (p<0.001). All patients showed an improvement of at least one GMFCS level.
Conclusion: Surgery for spastic cerebral palsy can be most beneficial only when all contractures of the hip, knee, and ankle have been corrected. Symmetrical and multilevel operations should be performed when necessary, for single-stage and symmetrical multilevel muscle-tendon surgical applications have definite advantages over staged interventions.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

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Gazi Zorer This is me

Cemal Dogrul This is me

Mehmet Albayrak This is me

A. Bagatur This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2004 Volume: 38 Number: 5

APA
Zorer, G., Dogrul, C., Albayrak, M., & Bagatur, A. (2006). The results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 38(5), 317-325. https://izlik.org/JA69UA82WS
AMA
1.Zorer G, Dogrul C, Albayrak M, Bagatur A. The results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38(5):317-325. https://izlik.org/JA69UA82WS
Chicago
Zorer, Gazi, Cemal Dogrul, Mehmet Albayrak, and A. Bagatur. 2006. “The Results of Single-Stage Multilevel Muscle-Tendon Surgery in the Lower Extremities of Patients With Spastic Cerebral Palsy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 (5): 317-25. https://izlik.org/JA69UA82WS.
EndNote
Zorer G, Dogrul C, Albayrak M, Bagatur A (September 1, 2006) The results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 5 317–325.
IEEE
[1]G. Zorer, C. Dogrul, M. Albayrak, and A. Bagatur, “The results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 317–325, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA69UA82WS
ISNAD
Zorer, Gazi - Dogrul, Cemal - Albayrak, Mehmet - Bagatur, A. “The Results of Single-Stage Multilevel Muscle-Tendon Surgery in the Lower Extremities of Patients With Spastic Cerebral Palsy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38/5 (September 1, 2006): 317-325. https://izlik.org/JA69UA82WS.
JAMA
1.Zorer G, Dogrul C, Albayrak M, Bagatur A. The results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38:317–325.
MLA
Zorer, Gazi, et al. “The Results of Single-Stage Multilevel Muscle-Tendon Surgery in the Lower Extremities of Patients With Spastic Cerebral Palsy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 5, Sept. 2006, pp. 317-25, https://izlik.org/JA69UA82WS.
Vancouver
1.Gazi Zorer, Cemal Dogrul, Mehmet Albayrak, A. Bagatur. The results of single-stage multilevel muscle-tendon surgery in the lower extremities of patients with spastic cerebral palsy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;38(5):317-25. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA69UA82WS