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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 100-B, Issue 4 | Pages 549 - 556
1 Apr 2018
Flexed-knee gait in children with cerebral palsy
Church C Ge J Hager S Haumont T Lennon N Niiler T Hulbert R Miller F
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Aims

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of adolescents with cerebral palsy who have undergone single-event multilevel surgery for a flexed-knee gait, followed into young adulthood using 3D motion analysis.

Patients and Methods

A total of 59 young adults with spastic cerebral palsy, with a mean age of 26 years (sd 3), were enrolled into the study in which their gait was compared with an evaluation that had taken place a mean of 12 years (sd 2) previously. At their visits during adolescence, the children walked with excessive flexion of the knee at initial contact and surgical or therapeutic interventions were not controlled between visits.