Femoral Head Resection for Painful Hip Subluxation in Cerebral Palsy

Arthroscopic proximal femoral resection surgical technique: a case report

“…According to the VAS score results that were reported by caregivers, pain was considerably reduced at the time of early and late follow-up compared with the contralateral hip, which was in accordance with the results of Leet et al .,11 who reported a reduction in pain VAS scores from 8.2 to 2.9. Widmann et al .,12 found that maximal pain relief was achieved at an average of 6 mo postoperatively, which was consistent with the authors’ experience.…”

“…To treat this condition, many surgical procedures have been reported, including proximal femoral resection arthroplasty, subtrochanteric osteotomy, interpositional arthroplasty, hip arthrodesis, and prosthetic arthroplasty. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] There was no consensus found in the literature regarding the preferred surgical procedure. 14 In the authors' hospital practice, proximal femoral resection arthroplasty commonly is used.…”

“…Other problems such as sitting imbalance and perineal care difficulties can affect patients who have chronic hip dislocation. To treat this condition, many surgical procedures have been reported, including proximal femoral resection arthroplasty, subtrochanteric osteotomy, interpositional arthroplasty, hip arthrodesis, and prosthetic arthroplasty 2–13. There was no consensus found in the literature regarding the preferred surgical procedure 14.…”