Good outcome of total hip replacement in patients with cerebral palsy

Background and purpose — People with cerebral palsy (CP) often have painful deformed hips, but they are seldom treated with hip replacement as the surgery is considered to be high risk. However, few data are available on the outcome of hip replacement in these patients. Patients and methods — We lin...

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Main Authors: Garry King, Linda P Hunt, J Mark Wilkinson, Ashley W Blom, on behalf of the National Joint Registry for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-03-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2015.1137439