- Improve knee's ability to straighten (extension)
- Improve knee position when a child walks with their knees bent (flexion)
- Improve seating when very tight
Your child's surgeon will make a cut at the back of the thigh, above the knee.
Cuts are then made in desired muscle(s) to create lengthening (gracilis, semimembranosis, semitendonosis).
(Illustrations by Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare)