Influence of surgery involving tendons around the knee joint on ankle motion during gait in patients with cerebral palsy.

Seung Yeol LeeSoon-Sun KwonChin Youb ChungKyoung Min LeeKi Hyuk SungSangwoo KimMoon Seok Park

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2018)

Improvement in total knee range of motion was found to be correlated with improvement in ankle kinematics after surgery involving tendons around the knee. As motion of the knee and ankle joints is cross-linked, surgeons should be aware of potential changes in the ankle joint after knee surgery.

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