Journal article
Outcome of medial hamstring lengthening in children with spastic paresis: A biomechanical and morphological observational study
H Haberfehlner, RT Jaspers, E Rutz, J Harlaar, JA Van Der Sluijs, MM Witbreuk, K van Hutten, J Romkes, M Freslier, R Brunner, JG Becher, H Maas, AI Buizer
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2018
Abstract
To improve gait in children with spastic paresis due to cerebral palsy or hereditary spastic paresis, the semitendinosus muscle is frequently lengthened amongst other medial hamstring muscles by orthopaedic surgery. Side effects on gait due to weakening of the hamstring muscles and overcorrections have been reported. How these side effects relate to semitendinosus morphology is unknown. This study assessed the effects of bilateral medial hamstring lengthening as part of single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS) on (1) knee joint mechanics (2) semitendinosus muscle morphology and (3) gait kinematics. All variables were assessed for the right side only. Six children with spastic paresis selected..
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Awarded by Division for Earth and Life Sciences of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
Funding Acknowledgements
This research is financially supported by the Phelps Stichting voor Spastici, Bussum, The Netherlands (http://phelps-stichting.nl/). Huub Maas was supported by the Division for Earth and Life Sciences of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research [864-10-011]. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.