Abstract
Seventy-two posterior psoas transfer operations performed in forty-four children with lumbar myelomeningocele were reviewed one to eight years after operation in an attempt to assess its value. Muscle charting, an objective recording of the child's walking ability, and radiographic examination of the hips were done. Hip stability was improved: 49 per cent were stable at the time of psoas transfer and 94 per cent at review. Functional results depend mainly on the level of neurological activity present: 57 per cent of the children had an acceptable functional result. Usually, posterior psoas transfer should be done as soon after the age of nine months as the child's condition will allow. Over the age of two years it should be restricted to children with activity in the third and fourth segments of the lumbar cord.
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