Treatment on Passive Range of Motion of Ankle and Mobility in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Volume 25, Number 1(98) (2015)

Laima Mikulėnaitė, Jovita Petrulytė, Anastasija Žernakova Abstract Introduction. Spasticity – the basic and the most commonclinical syndrome of cerebral palsy. Most of the time child’sfunctional and movement disorders depend on this. Botulinumtoxin is a drug that relaxes muscles by blocking the release ofacetylcholine (ACH) in neuro muscular connection and reduceslevel of spasticity. The short-term effect…

Neuromuscular „Planovalgus“ Deformity Correction Using a Modified Dennyson-Fulford Intra-Articular Subtalar Arthrodesis Technique

Volume 22, Number 6(85) (2012)

Jurga Grybauskaitė-Rudalevičienė, Viktorija Brogaitė, Kęstutis Saniukas Abstract Background: Valgus deformity of the hindfoot in cerebral palsy (CP) patients and patients suffering from myelomeningocele is common and causes functional deterioration and shoe fitting problems together with skin ulcerations. Our aims in this study are to present an intra-articular modified Dennyson-Fulford technique of subtalar fusion using allograft…