Adductor tenotomy in spastic cerebral palsy. A long-term follow-up study of 78 patients.

Background: There is a risk of hip dislocation in children with spastic cerebral palsy. We evaluated the prophylactic effect of adductor tenotomy in patients with long-term follow-up.

Patients And Methods: Our material comprised 78 patients (46 boys) with a mean age of 8 (2-17) years who underwent adductor tenotomy during the period 1986-1991.