Clinical and radiological morphometric dependences during the formation of the acetabulum among patients with cerebral palsy

Abstract

elevance. Significant incidence of hip pathology in different groups of patients with cerebral palsy and factors that may affect their formation are the actual object of the study. The goal of the study. To establish clinical and radiological morphometric dependences influencing the formation of acetabular indices in patients with cerebral palsy. Materials and methods. The total number of patients was 47 persons (86 joints). We examined patients using our own method (Ukrainian patent №137567), calculated the acetabular angle and Sharp's angle, as well as performed a statistical analysis of factors that may have influenced their formation. Results. Significant inter-age differences between acetabular angle and Sharp’s angle were found. Statistically insignificant differences according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), gait function, level of injury, congenital hip dysplasia and myotomy of adductors in the medical history were revealed. Conclusions. Established statistically insignificant differences may indicate that the development of the acetabulum in patients with cerebral palsy occurs independently and correlates only with age, and its pathology is evidenced by true radiographic parameters.