Effects of tendon release surgery on inter-limb sharing of total leg stiffness during weight transfer of gait in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

Inter-limb leg stiffness changes during weight transfer of gait were used to evaluate the efficacy of surgical treatments on body support strategies in children with diplegic cerebral palsy (DCP). Compared to Controls, children with DCP were found to have similar linter-limb leg stiffness sharing during weight transfer after tendon release surgery. This suggests that the surgery was effective in improving the ability of the lower limbs to provide necessary stiffness for body support in DCP.