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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Risk of recurrent dislocation and avascular necrosis after proximal femoral varus osteotomy in children with cerebral palsy
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B, Volume 19, No. 1, Year 2010
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Description
A retrospective review was conducted on 50 children with cerebral palsy, having 89 femoral varus osteotomy at an average age of 7.4 years, trying to identify risk factors for complications, particularly redislocation and avascular necrosis. Among the well-reduced hips, new subluxation developed in 12 cases; postoperative radiographic measurements showed a mean neck-shaft angle of 135° and an acetabular slope of 32°. Main risk factors for secondary dislocation seem to be insufficient correction of preexisting valgus and uncorrected acetabular dysplasia. Avascular necrosis was observed in 33 hips (37%): 26 minor and seven severe. Older age at surgery and high preoperative Reimer's migration index seem statistically significant risk factors. © 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Khalife, Rami
Lebanon, Beirut
Hôtel-dieu de France Hospital
Ghanem, Ismat B.
Lebanon, Beirut
Hôtel-dieu de France Hospital
El Hage, S.
Lebanon, Beirut
Hôtel-dieu de France Hospital
Dagher, Fernand M.
Lebanon, Beirut
Hôtel-dieu de France Hospital
Kharrat, Khalil E.
Lebanon, Beirut
Hôtel-dieu de France Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/BPB.0b013e3283320c31
ISSN:
1060152X
e-ISSN:
14735865
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study