Surgical treatment of spastic equino-varus deformity.

Spastic equino-varus deformity is one of more frequent deformation detected in cerebral palsy. Between 1994 and 2000, 45 feet in 34 patient were treated by split posterior tibial transfer to peroneus brevis combined with an Achilles tendon lengthening or gastrocnemius recession described by Vulpius. The average time interval from the surgical treatment to follow up was 3 (1/2) years (range 4-96 months).

[Fracture of the femoral neck in children].

The femoral neck fractures in children are very rare. It is difficult to elaborate a standard of treatment of this disorder in children, because of a little amount of publications on this subject. The common complications which occur are physis premature closure, coxa vara, avascular necrosis of the head and neck of femur and ocasionally nonunion.

[Feet deformation treatment in children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC)--evaluation of the results].

In Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) feet deformations are frequent. They have form of talipes equinovarus, or less frequently of plano-valgus. The study included influence of various surgical techniques on final result of foot treatment in arthrogryposis.