INTRODUCTION Knee flexion is one of the main problems of the lower extremities in cerebral palsy patients. Many operative procedures are recommended for contractures of the knee in cerebral palsy patients. We performed simple operation and analyzed the results after operative treatment with nine years follow up. METHOD 85 patients with spastic cerebral palsy were treated in period 2001 - 2010...

This study assessed the tensile properties of hamstring and patellar tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions in older cadaveric knees (age range, 48 to 79 years). Mechanical testing to failure was conducted by translating the tibia anteriorly at 1 mm/sec with the knee in 20 degrees of flexion. The strongest gracilis-semitendinosus graft fixation technique (103% of intact anterior cruc...

PURPOSE Describe the evolution of the reconstruction of meniscal rim with semitendinosus tendon in a patient with knee pain after a subtotal meniscectomy and absence of meniscal wall. METHOD 32 years old male with a six-month history of the left knee pain after a subtotal meniscectomy. The MRI indicated a small internal meniscal remainder without posterior horn attachment. Taking this absence...

Intramuscular fat percentage (IMF%) has been shown to have a positive influence on the eating quality of red meat. Selection of Australian lambs for increased lean tissue and reduced carcass fatness using Australian Sheep Breeding Values has been shown to decrease IMF% of the Muscularis longissimus lumborum. The impact this selection has on the IMF% of other muscle depots is unknown. This study...

This work investigated the metabolic basis for the variability of carcass and i.m. adiposity in cattle. Our hypothesis was that the comparison of extreme breeds for adiposity might allow for the identification of some metabolic pathways determinant for carcass and i.m. adiposity. Thus, 23to 28-mo-old steers of 3 breeds, 2 with high [Angus or Japanese Black × Angus (J. Black cross)] and 1 with l...

. Although changes in hamstring muscle morphology after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) using a semitendinosus autograft are recognized, alterations in muscle activation during isometric flexion in the harvested limp have not been extensively studied. The purpose of this study was to compare knee muscle activation patterns during a maximal isometric knee flexion in people who u...

background: despite the importance of hamstring tendon autograft, one major disadvantage in applying this technique in the surgical reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament is individual variability in the tendon diameter. hence, the purpose of the present study was to use anthropometric parameters such as gender, height and body mass index to predict 4-strand (quadruple) hamstring tendons ...