Ufkun Ötesi Bilim Dergisi

Yazarlar: Ayşe NUMANOĞLU, Meltem YAZICI, Mintaze Kerem GÜNEL

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Cerebral Palsy,Hip,Dysplasia,Physiotherapy,Subluxation

Özet: Physiotherapist who works with children usually encounter with hip problems. This study includes literature knowledge of hip development associated with Cerebral Palsy, problems of hip and the treatments of these problems. In newborn the frequency of developmental hip dysplasia is reported as 1/100 and complete displacement reported as 1/1000. The frequency of hip dislocation in our country accepted higher than the given numbers because of such unfavorable applications like swaddling, keeping the baby upside-down after birth, stretching of the baby's legships and knees for the sake of shaping baby’s lower limbs or thigh clothing of babies. The frequency has been prescribed 10-15 in 1000 live births. To understand reasons of hip dislocation and how to prevent hip dislocation we should know hip joint structure and hip development. This knowledge will be useful for us to determine our expectance and approach in baby’s normal motor development.

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