title: Coxa vara in three patients with concommitant cerebral palsy.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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