Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of distal femur extension osteotomy and medial hamstring lengthening in the treatment of fixed knee flexion deformity in patients with spastic diparetic cerebral palsy. A retrospective study was done in a group of 12 diparetic cerebral palsy patients. A distal femur extension osteotomy was performed as part of multilevel surgery on lower limbs. The fixed knee flexion deformity was measured during physical examination, whereas hip and knee flexion in the stance phase and anterior pelvic tilt were both analyzed at kinematics. The pre- and post-surgery results were compared and analyzed statistically. A medical record review was done in order to identify the complications. The mean follow-up was 28 months. A significant reduction of fixed knee flexion deformity at physical examination and knee flexion in the stance phase at kinematics was observed, but with no decrease in hip flexion. As a non-desired effect, there was an increase in anterior pelvic tilt after surgical procedures. With regard to complications, a single patient had skin breakdown at a calcaneous area on one side and the recurrence of deformity was seen in 27% of cases. In this study, in which fixed knee flexion deformity did not exceed 40 degrees before surgery, the distal femur extension osteotomy was effective in increasing knee extension in the stance phase. However, an increase in anterior pelvic tilt, deformity recurrence and necessity for walking aids are possible complications of this procedure.
Highlights
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of distal femur extension osteotomy and medial hamstring lengthening in the treatment of fixed knee flexion deformity in patients with spastic diparetic cerebral palsy
Study conduced at AACD Gait Laboratory, Sao Paulo, Brazil
All patients with spastic diparetic cerebral palsy (CP) who had undergone distal femur extension osteotomy (DFEO) were identified in the gait laboratory database of our institution
Summary
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of distal femur extension osteotomy and medial hamstring lengthening in the treatment of fixed knee flexion deformity in patients with spastic diparetic cerebral palsy.
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