Abstract
Deformity patterns of the spine and upper and lower extremities were investigated
in 64 patients with severe physical disability. Among the subjects, C-shaped and S-shaped
scoliosis was found in 48 and nine, respectively. The hips were windblown in 20, adducted
in 22, and abducted in seven. Knees were flexed in 39 and extended in four. Deformities
of the ankle and upper extremities were variable. The most common combination, which
was C-shaped scoliosis with convexity to the adducted side of hips, windblown hips,
flexed knees, and dorsiflexed ankles, was noted among nine patients. Joint deformity
patterns in the 43 patients with spastic tetraplegia were not significantly different
from those in the 21 patients with dyskinesia.
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Publication history
Accepted:
June 4,
2001
Received in revised form:
June 2,
2001
Received:
September 25,
2000
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© 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
