Idiopathic hypertonicity as a cause of stiffness after surgery for developmental dysplasia of the hip

Akgul T., Goksan S. B., Eren I.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS, cilt.5, sa.3, ss.155-158, 2014 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.01.012
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.155-158
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Idiopathic hypertonicity, Hip stiffness, Hip dysplasia
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

INTRODUCTION: There are various complications reported with surgical treatment of DDH. Most studied complication is avascular necrosis of the femoral head and hip stiffness. The purpose of this report was to describe a case with severe stiffness of the hip due to hypertonicity in periarticular muscles after it was treated for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).