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Distal Femoral Extension Osteotomy & Patellar Tendon Advancement

Hello, I am new to the website and chat, I am trying to find out a bit more information on a procedure that my 13 year old son is going to have. He has Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy and is due to have a Distal Femoral Extension Osteotomy with Patellar Tendon Advancement. Have any of your children had this procedure, how long is recovery? is your child able to walk / stand more after the operation than before? Do they have reduced pain?
Many thanks,
Jaime
Many thanks,
Jaime
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Good to meet you and welcome to our community. I live with quadriplegic CP and had Distal Femoral Extension Osteotomy with Patellar Tendon Advancement done as part of a group of surgeries in the early '90s. From my point of view, it helped me to stand and walk (with a frame) with much less discomfort. From a parental point of view, I'm going to tag @jonblake into the conversation. His son has recently undergone surgeries and can give that perspective.
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Would you mind me asking if Jordi had to wear full leg casts after the operation and for how long? If so, how did he / you cope with that?
Thanks again for taking the time to chat with me.
Jaime