14.16 Distal rectus femoris release versus transfer to treat gait abnormalities of the knee in children with cerebral palsy

Rectus femoris transfer and musculo-skeletal modeling: Effect of surgical treatment on gait and on rectus femoris kinematics

“…It should however be noted that better results have been demonstrated with transfer, compared to distal release [3,6]. This is the case particularly when the range of motion of the knee is significantly limited [5,18].…”