Surgical management in
Cerebral Palsy
Moderator – Prof. P.G . Menon
Presenter Dr. Kaustav Mukherjee
Principles
Timing of surgery
Advantages
Problems with tendon transfer
Bony surgery
• Correct the lever arm dysfunction
• Correct deformities of spine and extremity that disturbs sitting,
standing, and walking
• Reduce and stabilise dislocated hip
• Fuses unstable joints
DECISION MAKING
• history
• Clinical evaluation
• GMFCS
• Investigations
• Gait analysis
• Repeated assessment preoperatively is important !!
Surgical procedures – Hip & knee
Surgical procedures- Ankle & Foot
Spectrum of HIP problems
Assessment of hip
“Hip at risk” signs
Reimmer’s migration index
Why hip subluxation needs to be managed ?
Surgical options –
• PREVENTIVE- Soft tissue release- Adductor longus, gracilis, Adductor
brevis and iliopsoas- all 4 has to be released .
• RECONSTRUCTIVE- Femoral procedures, pelvic procedures
• SALVAGE
Indications for soft tissue release
• Child younger than 8 yrs
• MP > 30
• Hip flexion contracture >20 degrees
• Hip abduction <30 degrees
Psoas tenotomy in non ambulants done at Lesser trochanter, whereas in ambulatory child release is
done at pelvic brim ( so no significant loss of flexor power)
Adductors are in close proximity with obturator nerve which lies on adductor brevis
• Obturator neurectomy can be done in non ambulants
• C/I in athetoid CP
Per ileal osteotomy
Management of hip dislocation
Problems in the KNEE
Surgical options we have
Semitendinosus transfer
• ST is a knee flexor and hip extensor
• Transferring ST removes it as a knee flexor but
retains the hip extensor function
• Hip e tensor function is important as it prevents
the increse in anterior tilt of pelvis
Dealing with FFD of the knee
• FFD causes Quadriceps fatigue, anterior knee pain , patella stress
fracture and worsening crouch
• Mild FFD can be treated by casting / hamstring lengthening
• Distal femoral extension osteotomy is advocated in older children
• Guided growth of anterior femur is also an option
• FFD <15 degrees- managed by
casting / hamstring release
• FFD- 15- 25 degrees- medial
hamstring release/ lengthening + ST
transfer to adductor magnus
• FFD>25 degrees- requires bony
procedures- anterior femur guided
growth/ distal femur extension
osteotomy
Hamstring release
• Done if popliteal angle is >45 degrees
• Proximal / distal hamstring release
• ST tenotomy done in non ambulants
• ST transfer done in ambulants
• SM/ gracilis myofascial release
Stiff knee gait
• Knee extension throughout the gait cycle is <30 degrees
• Stiff knee gait characterized by decreased knee flexion
during swing phase leafing to poor foot clearance
• Reduced gait velocity , step length often accompanied by
tripping and falling.
• Primary cause is spasticity / contracture of rectus femoris
• Rx- rectus transfer medially to ST / laterally to ITB
ANKLE & FOOT deformity corrections
Equinus correction
Plano valgus foot
Lever arm dysfunction
Surgical treatment options
Lateral column lengthening
Subtalar fusion
Treatment options
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