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Orthopaedic Complications of Cerebral Palsy
Often diagnosed in infants and toddlers, cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition resulting from a brain injury that occurs before, during or shortly after birth. Cerebral palsy affects a child’s muscle tone and control, which can result in involuntary movements or abnormal walking.

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Orthopaedic Complications of Cerebral Palsy: What You Need to Know

- Symptoms of cerebral palsy include exaggerated reflexes and floppiness or stiffness in the trunk of the body or limbs.
- While there is no cure for cerebral palsy, treatment options are available for its associated orthopaedic conditions.
- Orthopaedic conditions commonly seen in patients with cerebral palsy include hip dysplasia, neuromuscular scoliosis, equinovarus foot, neuromuscular flatfoot, toe walking, limb length inequality, torsional disorders and muscle contracture.
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Rely on the expertise of our physicians to help you manage your child's orthopaedic conditions resulting from cerebral palsy.
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Dislocated Hip from Cerebral Palsy: Christian's Story
Before he was four months old, Christian Coghill developed cerebral palsy as the result of a brain injury from shaken baby syndrome. Later, at the age of 13, he suffered from a partially dislocated hip, an orthopaedic condition often associated with cerebral palsy. You can view Christian’s journey pre- and post-treatment at Johns Hopkins.
Tone Management and Continuity of Care for Pediatric Patients with Cerebral Palsy
Johns Hopkins orthopaedic surgeon and medical director of the Ortho-Cerebral Palsy program at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Ranjit Varghese understands the importance of timing for treatment of orthopaedic issues related to cerebral palsy. He uses a specialized single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS) approach to treating children with spastic diplegia, which allows him to create a path of treatment that reduces the total number of procedures a child may need.
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