Rapid Progression of Hip Subluxation in Cerebral Palsy After Selective Posterior Rhizotomy
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Vol. 11 (4) , 494-497
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01241398-199107000-00014
Abstract
Rapid progression of hip subluxation was noted in the year after selective dorsal rhizotomy in seven hips (six patients). The hips that subluxed progressed from a lateral extrusion index averaging 25% preoperatively as compared with 50% after rhizotomy. Although preexistent hip dysplasia was a predisposing factor, hips with an intermediate degree of preoperative lateral extrusion (12-25%) had variable results. Ongoing and more frequent evaluation of hip stability is necessary after dorsal rhizotomy.Keywords
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