Prone vs Supine Positioning for Femoral Derotation Osteotomy: Kinematic and Physical Examination Outcomes Suggest Both Can Achieve Desired Results.

ABSTRACT: Background: Femoral derotation osteotomy (FDO) for correction of internal rotation gait resulting from cerebral palsy (CP) can be performed with the patient in the prone or supine position. It is not known whether patient positioning during FDO affects the change in hip rotation. Purpose/Questions: We sought to compare the change in hip rotation following FDO performed on patients with CP in the prone or supine position through kinematic analysis. Methods: We conducted a consecutive retrospective cohort study of children with CP, ages 3 to 18 years and with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I to III, who underwent prone or supine FDO and pre- and postoperative motion analysis. The prone group included 37 patients (68 limbs) between 1990 and 1995

SUBMITTER: Givon U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8753547 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature