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Review
. 2006 Apr 1;332(7544):772-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7544.772.

Hip dislocation in cerebral palsy

Teresa Pountney  1 , Elizabeth M Green
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Review

Hip dislocation in cerebral palsy

Teresa Pountney et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Age 3: early migration of right femoral head (left); age 5: progression to dislocation despite right hip adductor releases (right)
Fig 1
Fig 1
Age 3: early migration of right femoral head (left); age 5: progression to dislocation despite right hip adductor releases (right)
Fig 2
Fig 2
Derotational femoral osteotomy to relocate the femoral head
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