Background: In children with spastic diplegia, surgery for ankle equinus contracture is
associated with a high prevalence of both overcorrection, which may result in a calcaneal …

Background: Equinus of the foot at the ankle is one of the most common deformities in
patients with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, leading to gait disturbances and secondary …

Although equinus gait is the most common abnormality in children with spastic cerebral
palsy (CP) there is no consistency in recommendations for treatment, and evidence for best …

Multilevel surgery for gait improvement was performed on 29 ambulatory children with
diplegic cerebral palsy. Patients were divided into two groups based on the presence of …

We compared the effects of different methods of surgical correction of equinus gait in
children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) using pre-and postoperative measurements of gait …

Equinus deformity is one of the most common gait deformities in children with cerebral palsy.
We examined whether estimates of gastrocnemius length in gait could identify limbs likely to …

Background: This study aimed to evaluate gait outcomes and strength following the surgical
correction of equinus in cerebral palsy (CP) based on different surgical procedures. We …

Gait improvement surgery in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy performed as single-
event multilevel surgery is today a well-established modality of treatment, but follow-up …

Background The goal of the gastrocnemius-soleus complex (GSC) lengthenings in children
with cerebral palsy (CP) is to achieve a plantigrade foot and normalize kinematics during …

Background Gastrocsoleus lengthening (GSL) is the most common surgical procedure to
treat equinus deformity in ambulant children with cerebral palsy (CP). Foot drop, where the …