ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of needle knife plus rehabilitation training in treating cerebral paralysis (CP) with strephexopodia.Methods One hundred and one CP patients with single or double strephexopodia were randomized to a treatment group (51 cases) and a control group (50 cases).The control group received rehabilitation training based on hospital-community-home network rehabilitation mode.The treatment group received needle knife therapy in addition.Both groups were treated for six months.The clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated in the two groups by comparing pre-/post-treatment footprint ratios and weight-bearing lateral X-ray results.Results There were statistically significant post-treatment differences in the footprint ratio and xy/yz ratio between the two groups (P＜0.05).There were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences in the space between navicular tubercles and ground and the space between the cuboid bone and ground in the treatment group (P＜0.05).As compared with the control group,the space between navicular tubercles and ground and the space between the cuboid bone and ground had statistically significant post-treatment differences in the treatment group (P＜0.05).Conclusion Needle knife plus rehabilitation training can effectively relieve strephexopodia in CP patients.