Coxa vara in three patients with concommitant cerebral palsy.
Many theories have been advanced to explain the final neck shaft angle in the developing proximal femur. Muscle spasticity and delayed weight-bearing are the postulated causes of the development of the valgus deformity in patients with neuromuscular disease. Three patients with coxa vara exhibited some degree of spasticity and delayed weight-bearing. In spite of this, each child developed a varus rather than a valgus hip deformity. Existing theories seem not to adequately explain the development of the final neck shaft angle.
D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010027:Osteotomy