Hip dislocation in adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy: palliative methods of surgical treatment (literature review)

Abstract

The authors present a literature review related to surgical orthopedic treatment of hip dislocation in patients with severe cerebral palsy (GMFCS IV, V) in the age of 10 years and older. They discuss indications, special features, results, advantages and disadvantages of surgical interventions such as resection arthroplasty of the proximal femur, valgus support osteotomy of the femur, hip joint arthroplasty and arthrodesis.