Hopkins Children's study finds some patients with cerebral palsy have asymmetric pelvic bones
Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers have discovered that most children with severe cerebral palsy have starkly asymmetric pelvic bones. The newly identified misalignment can affect how surgeries of the pelvis, spine and surrounding structures are performed, the researchers say.
The study will be published online on March 10 in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics.
Previous studies of patients with cerebral palsy have reported asymmetry above the pelvis and misalignment of the hips, but this new report, the researchers say, is the first one to show misalignment ...

