Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/3241
Title: Botulinum toxin type A injection increases range of motion in hip, knee and ankle joint contractures of children with cerebral palsy
Other Titles: Eklem Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi
Authors: Aktaş, Erdem
Ömeroğlu, Hakan
Keywords: Botulinum toxin type A
cerebral palsy
lower limb contracture
GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION
Publisher: TURKISH JOINT DISEASES FOUNDATION
Source: Aktaş, E., & Ömeroğlu, H. (2019). Botulinum toxin type A injection increases range of motion in hip, knee and ankle joint contractures of children with cerebral palsy. Eklem hastaliklari ve cerrahisi= Joint diseases & related surgery, 30(2), 155-162.
Abstract: Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the clinical outcomes of children with spastic type cerebral palsy (CP) treated with botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injection for lower limb contracture and the influence of age, gender, functional level and degree of initial contracture on treatment outcomes. Patients and methods: Clinical records at pre-BoNT-A injection and post-BoNT-A injections of 153 sessions of a total of 118 consecutive children (67 boys, 51 girls; mean age 5.9 +/- 2.6 years; range, 2.5-16 years) were retrospectively evaluated. Degrees of pre- and post-injection contracture were evaluated. Post-injection supplemental casting for 10 days was recorded in all cases. Less than 20 degrees of hip flexion contracture, more than 30 degrees of hip abduction, a negative prone Ely test, less than 50 degrees of popliteal angle and at least 5 degrees of ankle dorsiflexion values at post-injection were accepted as sufficient clinical improvement. Results: Sufficient post-injection range of motion (ROM) was observed in 80% of cases with hip flexion contracture, in 45% of cases with hip adduction contracture, in 84% of cases with knee flexion contracture and in 77% of cases with ankle equinus contracture. Prone Ely test that was positive in 60% of cases with knee extension contracture was negative at post-injection. Improvement in contractures were prominent in children with lesser degree initial contractures. Conclusion: Botulinum toxin type A injection increases ROM in hip, knee and ankle joint contractures in CP. Although age, gender and functional level may influence the clinical outcomes, pre-treatment level of contracture is the main determinant in improvement in ROM at post-injection.
URI: https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/313746
http://tevak.org/?page=published&ID=1132
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/3241
ISSN: 1305-8282
Appears in Collections:Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü / Department of Surgical Sciences
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