Fractures in Patients with Cerebral Palsy
- 1 July 1966
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 48 (5) , 858-866
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-196648050-00003
Abstract
1. Ninety-two patients with cerebral palsy and 134 fractures were studied during the past ten years at Sonoma State Hospital, Eldridge, California. 2. One hundred thirty-one of the 134 fractures united. 3. Pre-existent contracture of contiguous joints was the factor most consistently associated with fracture, a finding which provides yet another reason for prevention and early correction of contractures. 4. Closed treatment, modified according to the individual patient's needs, is most efficacious.Keywords
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