Femoral head resection for painful hip subluxation in cerebral palsy: Is valgus osteotomy in conjunction with femoral head resection preferable to proximal femoral head resection and traction?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-73

  Leet, Arabella I ^a,c   Chhor, Kimberlly ^b   Launay, Franck ^d   Kier York, Jane ^a   Sponseller, Paul D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Femoral head resection; Painful hip; Subluxation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; BONE RESECTION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP DISEASE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SITTING; SUBLUXATION; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BED REST; CEREBRAL PALSY; FEMUR HEAD; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OSTEOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACTION;

EID: 11844273888     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200501000-00016     Document Type: Review

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