Open AccessUtility of combined hip abduction angle for hip surveillance in children with cerebral palsy
Author(s) -
Akshay Divecha,
Atul Bhaskar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.87129
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral palsy , gross motor function classification system , orthopedic surgery , physical therapy , ambulatory , radiography , population , subluxation , hip flexion , surgery , range of motion , alternative medicine , pathology , environmental health
Spontaneous hip lateralization complicates the management of non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP). It can be diagnosed early using radiographs, but it involves standardization of positioning and exposure to radiation. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the utility of Combined hip abduction angle (CHAA) in the clinical setting to identify those children with CP who were at greater risk to develop spontaneous progressive hip lateralization.