• Department of Orthopaedic, Kaixian People’s Hospital, Chongqing 405400, China;
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Objective  To investigate the operative effects of gluteal muscle contracture.
Methods  A total of 128 cases of gluteal muscle contracture treated with operative methods from February 2001 to May 2009 were reviewed.
Results  All the patients received operation. Most patients were satisfied with the treatment via function exercise in the early stage. No severe complication was found. The patients were followed up for 6 to 84 months, at the average of 36 months. According to Huang Yaotians criteria, 67.9% (87/128) of the patients were excellent; 27.3% (35/128) were good; 3.9% (5/128) were fair; and 0.8% (1/128) were poor in effectiveness.
Conclusion  Operation and function exercise after operation have advantages of minitrauma and good function recovery, and it is a satisfactory method to treat the gluteal muscle contracture.

Citation: TAN Bin,CHEN Huayan,XU Aifei,LI Fei,XIAO Yi. The Clinical Analysis of 128 Cases with Operation for the Treatment of Gluteal Muscle Contracture. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2010, 10(3): 367-369. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20100411 Copy

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