… After Institutional Review Board approval was obtained, patients were identified by ICD-9
codes for cerebral palsy and by CPT codes for femoral head resection and femoral osteotomy. …

… femoral head resection (FHR) has been used as a treatment option in patients with cerebral
palsy (CP… We analyzed the overall functional outcome following this surgery and associated …

… rate following femoral head resection in 10 patients. A relationship between femoral head
… In our study, 90% of patients had a lateral femoral head defect visible on AP radiograph. All …

… in cerebral palsy–Femoral head resection with subtrochanteric osteotomy–Proximal femoral
… In our series of five patients (six hips) who underwent femoral head resection and valgus …

… -ambulatory individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) can lead to severe problems, of which pain
is often the most severe. We studied the outcome of proximal femoral resection, especially …

… Other options include extension osteotomy with excision of the femoral head, reported by
McHale, Bagg and Nason, 23 which showed good results in a small cohort of children. This …

… for imprudent femoral head resections when potential for remodelling still exists. The question
remains as for how much of a femoral head deformity should be an indication for resection …

… Background: We conducted this study to compare postoperative radiological outcomes of
two surgical procedures (femoral head resection (FHR) and femoral head cap plastic surgery (…

… This study investigated the incidence of AVN in patients with cerebral palsy who underwent
a hip reconstruction surgery (soft tissue release, femur and pelvic osteotomies) and its …

… Resection arthroplasty such as that described by Girdlestone with only femoral head and
neck resection is another salvage procedure, although it is not recommended in cerebral palsy (…