Long-term outcomes of reconstructive treatment for painful dislocations in patients with cerebral palsy.

Purpose: This report presents the long-term results of the hip joint reconstruction in patients with spastic hip disease through open reduction, proximal femur varus derotation osteotomy, and Dega transiliac osteotomy.

Methods: We analyzed retrospectively patients diagnosed with a spastic form of bilateral cerebral palsy with painful hip subluxation or dislocation. All patients underwent the same surgical procedure.

Reliability of assessing proximal femur geometry with Rutz classification schema in patients with cerebral palsy.

Our investigation aimed to assess the reliability of the femoral head shape classification system devised by Rutz et al . and observe its application in patients with cerebral palsy (CP) at different skeletal maturity levels. Four independent observers assessed anteroposterior radiographs of the hips of 60 patients with hip dysplasia associated with non-ambulatory CP (Gross Motor Function Classification System levels IV and V) and recorded the femoral head shape radiological grading system as described by Rutz et al .

Assessment of training and selected factors on speed and quality of performing different tasks on the endoscopic simulator.

Introduction: One of the most significant challenges nowadays is to educate and predict the predispositions of young surgeons taking into consideration that every ability has its own learning curve.

Aim: To determine the influence of selected factors and examine the shape and the length of the learning curve in performing simple tasks on an endoscopic simulator.

Material And Methods: Twenty students took part in 4 training sessions with a one-week break between sessions.