Carroll Kate, de Valle Katy, Kornberg Andrew, Ryan Monique, Kennedy Rachel
a The Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia.
b Murdoch Children's Research Institute , Melbourne , Australia.
Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2018 Feb;38(1):88-96. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2017.1280874. Epub 2017 Mar 16.
To report the effects of below-knee serial casting in two boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who presented with well-preserved strength and calf shortening.
Bilateral below-knee serial casts were applied over two weeks with follow-up of daily stretching and wearing of customized night splints. Outcome measures were performed at baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-casting. These included measures of calf length, leg strength, motor function, endurance, and spatio-temporal gait parameters.
Both boys completed serial casting with gains in muscle length. No adverse effects on strength or motor function were observed over a 12-month follow-up period.
报告对两名患有杜氏肌营养不良症且肌力保存良好但小腿缩短的男孩进行膝下连续石膏固定的效果。
在两周内应用双侧膝下连续石膏,并每日进行拉伸以及佩戴定制夜间夹板进行随访。在石膏固定后1、3、6和12个月的基线时进行结果测量。这些测量包括小腿长度、腿部力量、运动功能、耐力以及时空步态参数。
两名男孩均完成了连续石膏固定,肌肉长度增加。在12个月的随访期内未观察到对力量或运动功能的不良影响。