Characterization of patients with acquired encephalic injury submitted to surgery for the correction of deformities in lower limbs inferior members

Abstract

Objective: to identify the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) submitted to orthopedic surgeries to correct lower limb deformities (LLDF), and to analyze which surgical procedures were more commonly performed in these patients. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a review of 103 medical records of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery for correction of lower limb deformity in the period from 2012 to 2014.  Results: Patients diagnosed with cranioencephalic trauma (CET) and sequelae of double hemiparesis were the ones frequently submitted to soft tissue correction surgery, and the triceps stretching sural was the most accomplished technique. Conclusion: Patients who were victims of CET underwent surgical correction of lower limbs, followed by patients with stroke, with age range between 39 and 51 years, respectively, and male predominance, in all groups. The most accomplished techniques involved the correction of foot and ankle deformities. We observed that the time elapsed between the lesion and the surgical procedure was equal to or greater than four years, and it was common for patients to arrive at rehabilitation centers with deformities, already installed, due to waiting to be admitted in some health service.