The Pediatric Hip
Author: James T. Guille
Publisher: W B Saunders Company
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781416035381
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The normal child's hip is an intricate balance between a growing acetabulum, a growing proximal femur and the vasculature that accommodates to the bony changes. When that balance is disrupted, due to trauma, genetics, or other conditions, physicians have options. This issue, edited by James T. Guille, MD at Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia covers evaluation of hip pain, using ultrasound in diagnoses, treatment of developmental dysplasia, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, paralysis, fractures and more. Key words: hip, dislocation, contracture, spinal cord injury (SCI), dysplasia, fracture, septic arthritis, hip arthroscopy, degenerative hip disease in adolescents, cerebral palsy, slipped capital femoral epiphysis paralysis