Femoral derotation osteotomy in children with cerebral palsy using the pediatric proximal femoral nail

J Pediatr Orthop B. 2020 Jan;29(1):15-21. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000639.

Abstract

We designed a pediatric proximal femoral nail (PPFN) to overcome fixation method-related complications when performing femoral derotation osteotomy in cerebral palsy patients. Preliminary results of cerebral palsy patients who underwent femoral derotation osteotomy fixed using PPFN to treat in-toeing were evaluated. Sixteen patients with a mean age of 10 years were included. Mean follow-up duration was 36 months. There was no significant difference in the follow-up neck-shaft angle and articulotrochanteric distance values (P = 0.2 and 0.3). PPFN provides stable fixation, early weight-bearing, reduces soft-tissue disruption while limiting the complications due to fixation technique.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Nails*
  • Cerebral Palsy / physiopathology
  • Cerebral Palsy / surgery*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Femur / diagnostic imaging
  • Femur / surgery*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gait / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteotomy / methods*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Radiography
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Time Factors