Minimally Invasive SPML Surgery for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Program Development
Table 4
Mean and standard deviations (in parentheses) of ankle equinus at toe-off, swing, terminal swing, and in stance. Children were designated as positive or negative equinus based on the equinus in stance of the right leg.
Children with pre-op right positive equinus in stance
Right pre-op, N = 12
Right post-op, N = 12
Left pre-op, N = 14
Left post-op, N = 14
Ankle equinus, toe-off
33.4 (15.1)
19.7 (13.8)
32.0 (20.1)
11.7 (11.2)
Ankle equinus, in mid swing
14.3 (11.8)
6.8 (7.2)
16.1 (9.3)
1.9 (5.6)
Ankle equinus, terminal swing
21.0 (13.1)
6.3 (7.8)
19.6 (12.1)
6.1 (6.7)
Ankle equinus, in stance (dorsiflexion lag)
15.1 (11.1)
1.3 (5.2)
16.4 (12.4)
2.1 (4.7)
Children with pre-op right negative equinus in stance
