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PARALYTIC DEFORMITY IN THE LOWER LIMB

W. J. W. Sharrard 1

1 Department of Orthopaedics, University of Sheffield, and the Children's Hospital, Sheffield

1. The nature of paralytic deformity arising in poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy and spina bifida is considered and three types of deformity—acute contracture, postural contracture and deformity from muscle imbalance are described.

2. The place of physiotherapy, splintage and surgery in the management of these varieties of paralytic deformity is discussed and the overall results of treatment are reviewed.
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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General