PREVENTION OF EQUINUS DEFORMITY DURING TIBIAL LENGTHENING - COMPARISON OF PASSIVE STRETCHING WITH AN ORTHOSIS

Authors
NAKAMURA K KUROKAWA T MATSUSHITA T OU W OKAZAKI H TAKAHASHI M
Citation
K. Nakamura et al., PREVENTION OF EQUINUS DEFORMITY DURING TIBIAL LENGTHENING - COMPARISON OF PASSIVE STRETCHING WITH AN ORTHOSIS, International orthopaedics, 20(6), 1996, pp. 359-362
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
International orthopaedics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03412695
Volume
20
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
359 - 362
Database
ISI
SICI code
0341-2695(1996)20:6<359:POEDDT>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We have reviewed 28 tibial lengthenings in 14 patients with achondropl asia at an average age of 15 years, and compared the effectiveness of physiotherapy and an orthosis in preventing an equinus deformity. Phys iotherapy of 15 min a day was ineffective even when the patients were able to walk. An orthosis worn for 16 h a day prevented equinus deform ity up to at least 50% of lengthening, and the difference from physiot herapy was significant at more than 30% of lengthening.