Strayer tested whether selectively recessing the biarticular gastrocnemius, sparing the soleus, relieves spastic equinus contracture of the calf in children with cerebral palsy. Surgical technique description with a case series of 8 consecutive patients, assessing heel-to-floor contact in weight-bearing, gait and voluntary muscle control after posterior midcalf gastrocnemius recession.
Strayer tested whether selectively recessing the biarticular gastrocnemius, sparing the soleus, relieves spastic equinus contracture of the calf in children with cerebral palsy. Surgical technique description with a case series of 8 consecutive patients, assessing heel-to-floor contact in weight-bearing, gait and voluntary muscle control after posterior midcalf gastrocnemius recession.