Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in a cerebral palsy patient: a case report.
This report is a case of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in a nonambulatory patient with spastic quadriplegic type of cerebral palsy. Such a case is unusual as no weight-bearing forces were acting on the hip; however, spasticity may have played a role. To the best of our knowledge no earlier cases have been reported in the literature.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 10003, USA.
George
G
Kardashian
Allan M
AM
Strongwater
D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular