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. 2001 Mar;15(2):101-3.

[The bridle procedure in treatment of foot deformity in children with slight cerebral spastic paralysis]

[Article in Chinese]
J H Zheng  1 , K P Chen, W M Wei
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  • PMID: 11286156

[The bridle procedure in treatment of foot deformity in children with slight cerebral spastic paralysis]

[Article in Chinese]
J H Zheng et al. Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2001 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Bridle procedure in treatment of foot deformity in children with slight cerebral spastic paralysis.

Methods: From February 1993 to April 1999, 32 cases with 57 deformed feet, due to slight cerebral spastic paralysis, which included 20 males and 12 females, ranging from 4 to 14 years old, were reported after 6 to 74 months' follow-up, averaging 38 months. Bilateral feet were involved in 25 cases and unilateral feet involved in 7 cases. The deformities in all feet, including 26 feet of acroceph-foot deformity in 15 cases, 13 equinovarus deformity in 8 cases and 18 scissors gait deformity in 9 cases, were treated by Bridle procedure, followed by temporal external fixation of long-leg plaster splint for 6 to 8 weeks.

Results: Clinical observation revealed complete and permanent correction of deformity in 48 out of all 57 feet (84.2%), reoccurrence of deformity in 7 feet (12.3%), and occurrence of valgus deformity in 2 feet (3.5%). No joint stiffness was observed.

Conclusion: The Bridle procedure is an easily performed operation and effective in the treatment of foot deformity in children with slight cerebral spastic paralysis.

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