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BILATERAL PROXIMAL RELEASE OF THE HAMSTRINGS IN CEREBRAL PALSY

N. Seymour 1; and W. J. W. Sharrard 2

1 Children's Hospital and the University Department of Orthopaedics, Sheffield; Plymouth
2 Children's Hospital and the University Department of Orthopaedics, Sheffield; England

1. In children with cerebral palsy and spastic paraplegia or tetraplegia with no fixed fiexion of the knees, tightness of the hamstrings may limit the stride, restrict passive straight leg raising and cause inability to sit up with the knees extended.

2. Nine such children have been treated by bilateral release of the hamstrings from the ischial tuberosity, with marked benefit in all patients.
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