The hip is commonly affected in children with cerebral palsy (CP), requiring proximal femoral
varus derotational osteotomies. Novel locking plates afford a popular alternative to
traditional blade plates. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of blade
plate versus locking plate fixation in children with CP undergoing proximal femoral
osteotomy. We conducted a retrospective review of patients who underwent proximal
femoral osteotomy over an 8-year period. Incidence of healing, failure of the procedure, and …