title: Long-term results and outcome predictors in one-stage hip reconstruction in children with cerebral palsy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  One-stage hip reconstruction is the gold standard for treatment of hip displacement in children with cerebral palsy. The aims of this study were (1) to report the subjective clinical, objective clinical, and radiographic outcomes; and (2) to investigate outcome predictors, including the influence of the following risk factors: femoral head shape, migration percentage, direction of migration, and age at surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed 168 hip reconstructions (eighty-two right, eighty-six left) in 121 patients (101 male, twenty female) at a mean follow-up of 7.3 ± 4.6 years (range, four to eighteen years). Surgical outcomes were assessed on the basis of the pain intensity and frequency (measured on 10-point visual analog scales) as well as GMFCS (Gross Motor Function Classification System) and MCPHCS (Melbourne Cerebral Palsy Hip Classification System) scores and postoperative migration percentage. The effects of femoral head shape, preoperative migration percentage, direction of migration, and age at surgery on surgical outcome were assessed by multivariate regression adjusting for potential confounders including sex, triradiate cartilage status, type of cerebral palsy, and surgical technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pain intensity and frequency were reduced significantly. Preoperative femoral head shape had no significant effect on the changes in pain, MCPHCS grade, and GMFCS level. The preoperative migration percentage was the most influential risk factor with respect to postoperative outcome. Age at surgery had no effect on the changes in pain score and GMFCS level. The overall surgical complication rate was 10.5%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our data on 168 hip reconstructions at a mean follow-up of seven years showed significant and clinically meaningful improvements in pain intensity and frequency as well as in clinical scores and hip coverage. Analysis of potential risk factors showed only the preoperative migration percentage to have a relevant influence on outcomes.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Children's Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 33, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Erich
authors: E
authors: Rutz
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Enders Building 260, Boston, MA 02115. E-mail: patrick.vavken@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Vavken
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Children's Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 33, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Carlo
authors: C
authors: Camathias
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Children's Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 33, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Celina
authors: C
authors: Haase
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Children's Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 33, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Jünemann
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Children's Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 33, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Reinald
authors: R
authors: Brunner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001178:Arthroplasty; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult