Hip deformities in walking patients with cerebral palsy

Hip deformities in walking patients with cerebral palsy are rare. Nineteen diplegic and four hemiplegic patients with unilateral hip subluxation were studied to determine whether or not characteristic gait patterns could be identified. All were examined clinically and radiologically as well as under...

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Published in:Gait & posture 2000-04, Vol.11 (2), p.86-91
Main Authors: Metaxiotis, Dimitrios, Accles, Walter, Siebel, Andrea, Doederlein, Leonhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biomechanical Phenomena
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy - complications
Cerebral Palsy - physiopathology
Child
Female
Gait
Hip deformity
Hip Dislocation - diagnosis
Hip Dislocation - diagnostic imaging
Hip Dislocation - etiology
Hip Dislocation - physiopathology
Hip Joint - diagnostic imaging
Hip Joint - physiopathology
Hip subluxation
Humans
Male
Muscle Spasticity - complications
Muscle Spasticity - physiopathology
Radiography
Walking
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Summary:Hip deformities in walking patients with cerebral palsy are rare. Nineteen diplegic and four hemiplegic patients with unilateral hip subluxation were studied to determine whether or not characteristic gait patterns could be identified. All were examined clinically and radiologically as well as undergoing observational and instrumented three dimensional gait analysis. Twenty one of the patients compensated for the subluxation with an ipsilateral trunk lean and contralateral pelvic drop. These patterns were quantified in the kinematic and kinetic variables measured. We conclude that hip abductor weakness should be considered as the cause of the deformity.
ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/S0966-6362(00)00043-6