Surgery in Poliomyelitis in Infancy and Childhood

Abstract

Convalescent care of poliomyelitis in infancy and childhood is more difficult than it is in older children and in adults. Deformities develop quickly and progress with growth. The orthopedic surgeon must be constantly on the alert for deformities which can be corrected by soft tissue operations. These operations include division of fasciae, division of deforming muscles, transfers and tenodesis. Stabilization operations in older children are more satisfactory in the absence of gross deformities.